Rock · Country · Twang · Rockabilly · Gospel · Garage
Writing and performing across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
A sound rooted in American music tradition — shaped by Memphis' Sun Studio legacy and the Seattle rock scene. Rock, country, twang, rockabilly, gospel, garage: these influences blur together into a distinct, genre-crossing voice.
Solo releases and projects including The Bruised Hearts Revue, SonicDuo, The Frozen Pines and The Silent Ks. A catalog spanning lo-fi early recordings, fuzzed-out indie rock, roots-driven Americana, and lyrically focused modern songwriting.
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Knathan Ryan · 2026
Where the End Begins · 2021
The Bruised Hearts Revue · 2014–2017
Discography
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Empty Amens in a Viper's Den
A lyrically driven alt-country / indie rock track exploring spiritual fatigue, institutional religion, and cultural noise through a poetic Americana lens.
Single
Old Chunk of Coal
A stripped-down, reflective interpretation of the Billy Joe Shaver classic, leaning into the longing and irony beneath the original.
Full Length
Where the End Begins
A raw, emotionally direct alt-country / indie rock record that turns grief, faith, and post-pandemic dislocation into deeply human storytelling rooted in Americana tradition.
Single — The Bruised Hearts Revue
Right About Now
A protest-laced Americana lament released on Juneteenth, wrestling with faith, silence, and moral urgency in the face of racial injustice.
Full Length — The Bruised Hearts Revue
Wandering These Haunts
A gritty, gospel-infused alt-country record that blends raw Americana storytelling with spiritual tension — balancing confession, doubt, and hope.
Full Length — The Bruised Hearts Revue
As Bright as it Burns
The debut release — earnest, gospel-tinged Americana that blends alt-country and folk into a forward-looking early statement rooted in tradition and emotional truth.
EP — Knathan Ryan & the Silent Ks
Figure it Out
Raw, guitar-driven alt-country and indie rock at its most immediate — tight arrangements, direct songwriting, and early band chemistry.
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03 to TEN
A fuzzed-out alt-country and indie rock record that expands early sound into a grittier, more experimental space — literary storytelling meets lo-fi rock energy.
Full Length
Vincible
The debut. Lo-fi alt-country and indie folk that introduces the songwriting through intimate, emotionally direct storytelling rooted in acoustic grit.
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