Dear Friends,
Today's letter is all about space! At a glance:
New eclipse song
Astronomy, Vol. 2 album out now
New episode of The Sleeping At Last Podcast
Space-themed vinyl in stock
I am very proud to share that my new Astronomy song, April 8, 2024: The Great North American Eclipse is out now! I hope it makes for a worthy soundtrack to your eclipse viewing experience. I’m also delighted to share that this song completes Astronomy, Vol. 2!
The stunning cellos you hear were played by Sharon Gerber, violin by Anya-Katarina Gerber and choir, Sonata Problem (2017 members). It was mastered by Chris Bethea.
Astronomy, Vol. 2 is available digitally everywhere music is!!
Tracklist:
1. July 4, 2020: Aphelion
2. July 22, 2020: C/2020 F3 - Comet Neowise
3. December 21, 2020: The Great Conjunction
4. February 18, 2021: Perseverance - Mars Landing
5. December 25, 2021: Webb Space Telescope - Launch
6. June 24, 2022: Parade of Planets
7. February 1, 2023: C/2022 E3 - Comet Ztf
8. August 30, 2023: Super Blue Moon
9. January 4, 2024: Quadrantid Meteor Shower
10. April 8, 2024: The Great North American Eclipse
This ongoing project is incredibly fun for me and I’m already mapping out Astronomy, Vol. 3! Can’t wait to keep making astronomically inspired music to share with you.
I’m also thrilled to share that Astronomy, Vol. 2 is currently being pressed on vinyl! (More info on that soon.)
Huge thanks to my pal, Tim Damitz for crushing the artwork for all of my Astronomy songs!
I recorded a new episode of The Sleeping At Last Podcast all about how my new eclipse song was made, detailing all of the easter eggs and meaning that went into. Also in the episode, I have the joy of overviewing my entire Astronomy, Vol. 2 album in celebration of its completion. The episode is out now!
Speaking of space, all of my space-themed vinyl, CDs (and cassette!) are now in stock in the new Sleeping At Last Shop.
Only a few tickets remain for my upcoming UK dates!
3 May - LONDON (joined by strings: Philip Sheppard & Solem Quartet)
8 May - MANCHESTER (solo performance)*
10 May - BRISTOL (solo performance)*
14 May - GLASGOW (solo performance)*
*Delighted to tell you that my pal, Matt Emery will open up May 8, 10 & 14 shows! Hope to see you there!
Thanks very much for reading and listening! I’m delighted to get to share my music with you! Speak so soon.
With love, Ryan
Sleeping At Last
1. Fruit Toast from Starbucks UK (A little bit of butter and honey, yes please.)
2. Red Robin's Campfire Sauce (What is this magic?)
3. St Christopher's Place (I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but I just love it.)
4. Airplane window-seat photos (I never want to become immune to seeing this world in all its glory!)
