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Bill Ryder-Jones
12+ albums
indiefolksinger-songwriterbritishClassical
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Bill Ryder-Jones (born William Edward Ryder-Jones on 10 August 1983 in Warrington, Cheshire) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, producer and composer from West Kirby, Merseyside. He co-founded the band The Coral, together with James Skelly, Lee Southall, Paul Duffy, and Ian Skelly, playing as their lead guitarist from 1996 until 2008. He has since pursued a solo career, writing both his own albums and film scores, as well as producing records for other artists and appearing as a session musician. Growing up on Merseyside, north-west England, Ryder-Jones was first signed when he was 16, but rose to prominence with British band The Coral and as a very, very handy guitarist (as Noel Gallagher has mentioned several times). Indeed his skill for playing lead saw him temporarily join Arctic Monkeys during their AM tour. He has cemented his name as one of today’s great talents, soundtracking numerous short films and producing solo records with critical gravitas. His 2011 album If… was an orchestral score designed to accompany the novel If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller by postmodernist writer Italo Calvino, while 2013’s word-of-mouth pearl A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart, an album he recorded at home on an iMac just for himself, has created high expectations. Constantly working, Ryder-Jones has also racked up production credits for other bands, including The Wytches, Hooton Tennis Club and the underrated group By The Sea, whose frontman Liam Power is also part of Ryder-Jones’
top songs
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You Can't Hide A Light With The Dark
28,5162The Reader (Malbork)
21,6643If Tomorrow Starts Without Me
18,3814Don't Be Scared, I Love You - Yawny Yawn
17,1955I Know That It’s Like This (Baby)
16,9836This Can’t Go On
15,9577Two To Birkenhead
15,8048Mither
14,1729Don't Be Scared, I Love You - Edit
12,98310A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart pt. 3
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