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Wutasia

by Ryan Wu

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1.
Changin' 03:34
Little Johnny can't pretend That hes the same friend i knew back then Where we would joke About good ole Watson's tunes And now hes serving up dark roast joes Doing things I would not know Changing thoughts can't seem to go away Not a thing stays the same All my feelings start to change Moving out to somewhere else A place that you don't want to be Now I'm left to wonder about How Johnny boy left his town Saying all the things He wouldn't have said before What point did he lose his step Are we moving on bitterly? Don't know if things will be the same again
2.
Well I dont have chiseled chin And I sure don't have blue blue eyes But I do know I can love you so For you I'll give you all my heart Won't you take a ride with me (wont you take a ride with me) Darling I'll be your everything I'm not like six foot Joe Nor am I like lanky Dave But i can brighten up your day And love you each and every way
3.
I tell myself that we'll be okay It just takes some for love to take its pace But how can I wait this long When my mind breaks down and My heart starts to fade away I need you in my life I need you in my arms I just have to be with you Because I can't be without you I couldn't free my head Of that warm pretty face All I think about is her by my side Tired of all the lonely nights Will I ever feel a loving touch?
4.
Always trying to find her No, I don't need a reminder That I need to move on Searching for a girl like Her but end up right back Home where she's not around Baby can't you see How I cannot speak I'm shaking to my knees Just to say All those other lovers Would never ever care for You as much as I would Livin' everyday without Seeing you is crazy What am I left to do?
5.
Look around the room All I see is you with another I ask myself Why do i care about you so much? When I tried my best It simply was, not good enough Can't understand How I can't seem to let go If there is anything I can do to get to you I'd give you all I have Just to be with you Alone in your eyes Just a glare is really enough I get choked up When I try to say hello So I passed you by Looked away can't handle seeing You with another It crushed my heart and now I'm fleeing
6.
You and I 04:47
Its like I try so hard But nothing ever happens Unaware of my imperfections That consumes me Now all I feel is love Turning hard against me Can't see the spokes no more Confidence runs dry No, I'm not blaming you For all my sleepless nights Thinking about you and I But I guess I should forget it... Loud thoughts clouding my head Blinding me from action Somethings in my chest And I cannot breathe the cool air Stuck on you like a thorn But you cannot feel it Wake me up from this distortion So I can be free

about

Combining the timeless grit of The Band, earnest subtleties of Gram Parsons, and spacey soul feel of Todd Rundgren along with the melodic embellishments of R&B masterminds such as Sade and Luther Vandross, Ryan Wu has created a sound that is nothing more than painfully honest and emotionally evocative. Whether it’s the twang-y lead guitar work, funky bass lines, and or the intense vocal strains he puts out, his desire to craft and arrange catchy harmonies and jivin’ instrumentation alone encompasses the classics while looking towards the future. With the release of his first EP 'Take Care', an emotional ode to a hot, lazy summer's day, kicking off his solo musical career in 2014, Wu intends on pushing the boundaries of his writing even further with many new instruments, elements, and overall characteristics that is installed and celebrated throughout the upcoming new pieces of work. Releasing in the second half of May 2017 as a self-release, 'Wutasia' will introduce a fresh take on psychedelic folk rock that will leave you feeling melancholic and a little less lonely.

In the summer of 2016, Wu began developing what would now be his six song EP. It is during this time that Wu found a deep fascination and rekindled his love for 60s/70s rock/pop music where he would dive into lengthy catalogs of Neil Young, Harry Nilsson, Big Star, and Dusty Springfield all the while obsessing over the 1978 rockumentary, "The Last Waltz". Dealing with shifting friendships and loneliness, "Changin" and "Take a Ride" were of the first tracks written that also addresses his feelings during that long period. When it came time for Wu to go back to school in the fall, he began focusing on writing songs and often spent hours working on demoed versions of songs, which resulted in frustration and the desire to be perfect. Tracks like "Can't Be Without You" and "You and I" are ballad-esque pieces of work that dealt with the pain of not being able to keep a relationship. He would then spend the rest of the fall and winter recording each song in a studio and would often change arrangements and parts of songs that further added to the madness. With the help of producer Matt Ebbers and engineer Oliver Divone, the EP started to piece together around early spring. Wu would relentlessly track each instrument almost entirely by himself. The mastered work done by Steven Meara, was the finishing "analog touch" as he completed the master through an late 80s/early 90s tape machine.

credits

released May 20, 2017

Mixed by Matt Ebbers
Mastered by Steven Meara
Engineered by Oliver Divone
Album art by Adrian Alfonso

Harmonica on Tracks 3 and 5 by Patrick Preziosi
Bass on Track 6 by Oliver Divone
Congas on Track 3 by Matt Ebbers
Backing vocals on Track 1 by Ben Verde
Backing vocals on Track 3 by Ben Verde and Tanya Chernyak


All other instrumentation written and performed by Ryan Wu.

Thanks to Matt, Oliver, Steven, Adrian, Ben, Tanya, Teo, Patrick, PJ, Alex, Erica, Aimee, Ryan, and everyone else who have inspired and helped me put this EP together. Love y'all.

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