western family

Indie / Folk Rock / Acoustic

all over the fucking place.

syllabus

hey.
i'm ryan. i write songs and then play them for people.
sometimes, i play other people's songs, too.
sometimes, i play songs for myself.
sometimes, i disappoint everyone around me.

if i do my job right, i win talent shows, and all the ladies want to fornicate with me.
if i don't, i send the girls running from the room, crying.
let's be friends?

sounds like: elliott smith on zoloft (but having gone 2 days without taking his meds) trying to navigate the subway back to his apartment while very intoxicated after drinking in a college bar with conor oberst, ben gibbard, and the ghost of t.s. eliot.

influences: elliott smith, neutral milk hotel, jenny owen youngs, simon & garfunkel, say anything, gregory and the hawk, neil young, the shins, emily haines/metric, built to spill, halo benders

PRESS ACCOLADES

"Fuck you, go kill yourself. No one will care. Bye."
-Alley Curran, ex-girlfriend

"I met Ryan Arnold on a dark street corner once. He asked me what time it was. I said 'Game Time.' And then he downed a 40 oz."
-Brian Fitzpatrick, musician

"Best New Metal Artist of the Year."
-Rolling Stone