Ryan Ferguson
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Ryan Ferguson is an Indie Rock
guitarist and singer/songwriter, formerly of Southern California
band No Knife
. Ferguson's solo debut Three, Four
was released in July 2005, winning a San Diego Music Award
for “Best Pop Record” that year. The Sims 2
featured an interpretation of the album's lead track "Suddenly". He went on to tour with American Rock Band, Switchfoot, and released a full-length album entitled "Only Trying to Help" in 2007.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
guitarist and singer/songwriter, formerly of Southern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
band No Knife
No Knife
No Knife were a band from San Diego, CA. They played an innovative form of rock that combined aspects of math rock, post-hardcore, and other indie rock....
. Ferguson's solo debut Three, Four
Three, Four
Three, Four is the debut album by Ryan Ferguson. Its lead track, "Suddenly", was featured in The Sims 2.-Track listing:# "Suddenly"# "Not on My Watch"# "Windshield"# "Wait for Me There"# "On Elvira Street"...
was released in July 2005, winning a San Diego Music Award
San Diego Music Awards
The San Diego Music Awards are an awards show held annually in San Diego, California to recognize the best bands and artists in local music. The awards have been held since 1991 and were originally organized by the city's main local music publication, , which eventually became the alternative...
for “Best Pop Record” that year. The Sims 2
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X...
featured an interpretation of the album's lead track "Suddenly". He went on to tour with American Rock Band, Switchfoot, and released a full-length album entitled "Only Trying to Help" in 2007.
Albums
- Only Trying to Help (2007) Better Looking RecordsBetter Looking RecordsBetter Looking Records is a record label with offices in Los Angeles and San Diego. Founded in 1999, Paul Fischer, who DJ'd at KXLU college radio station in Los Angeles and worked at crank! Records, partnered with Dave Brown who ran Holiday Matinee Publicity and Muddle fanzine. The label grew...
- Three, Four EP (2005) Jr Varsity Records