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Author: Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan founded Strange Currencies Music in January 2020, and remains the site's editor-in-chief. The creator of the "A Century of Song" project and co-host of the "Strange Currencies Podcast," Matt enjoys a wide variety of genres, but has a particular affinity for 60s pop, 90s indie rock, and post-bop jazz. He is an avid collector of vinyl, and a multi-instrumentalist who has played/recorded with several different bands and projects.

Catalog Crawl: The Beach Boys

September 13, 2023September 14, 2023 Matt Ryan2 Comments on Catalog Crawl: The Beach Boys

Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all oRead More…

Introducing “Talkin’ Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast”

September 11, 2023September 10, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on Introducing “Talkin’ Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast”

Hey, all our billion-plus listeners, the podcast is back! Kind of… Join Matt, Glenn, and Tim as they explore the profound weirdness that is TheRead More…

The Debut Album Project: August (“21st Century Classics”)

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on The Debut Album Project: August (“21st Century Classics”)

In August, Strange Currencies’ year-long focus on debut albums turned full-speed ahead toward the 21st century: a time in which ‘indie’ went Read More…

The Debut Album Project: July (“The Alternative 80s”)

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on The Debut Album Project: July (“The Alternative 80s”)

Over the past few decades, the phrase “eighties music” has come to be associated with a specific type of sound: namely, glossily-produced popRead More…

An Introduction to Girls in the Garage

July 6, 2023July 5, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Girls in the Garage

Last year, Strange Currencies spent the entire summer immersed in what just might be the deepest of musical rabbit holes: the American garage rocRead More…

The Debut Album Project: June (“The New Americana”)

June 30, 2023June 29, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on The Debut Album Project: June (“The New Americana”)

June found us turning our focus to America: specifically in an attempt to broaden the musical definition of the term Americana. For far too lRead More…

The Debut Album Project: May (“Going Solo”)

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on The Debut Album Project: May (“Going Solo”)

Throughout May, the Debut Album Project turned its focus to initial solo offerings from artists who had previously established themselves as Read More…

An Introduction to SST Records

May 29, 2023May 28, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to SST Records

No understanding of the American independent rock scene approaches completion without diving into the catalog of Southern California’s ultra-inflRead More…

Catalog Crawl: R.E.M.

May 22, 2023May 21, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on Catalog Crawl: R.E.M.

Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all oRead More…

John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band

May 17, 2023May 14, 2023 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon Plastic Ono Band Apple – 1970 Rating: 10.0 Any understanding of John Lennon is woefully incomplete without knowing his Read More…

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