While some records are laboured with full stops, some are born from a hypothetical If… Bill Ryder-Jones’ first solo album is one such record.

Written as a tribute to a cult novel and recorded as a film soundtrack, If… is never all that is seems. Inspired by Italian avant-garde author Italo Calvino’s postmodernist novel If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller, Ryder Jones’ masterfully-woven soundscape asks the question that few musicians dare to: how do you sustain the magic?

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Yawny Yawn

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Yawn

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West Kirby County Primary (Bonus Track Version)

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A Bad Wind Blows in my Heart

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If…

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I Hold Something In My Hand

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If Tomorrow Starts Without Me

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This Can’t Go On

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And Then There’s You (Yawny Yawn)

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Don’t Be Scared, I Love You (Yawny Yawn)

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If… Remixes

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A Leave Taking

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Greasy Love

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St. Christopher

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Domino Sampler ’11

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Double Six Sampler ’11

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Upcoming Bill Ryder-Jones gigs

19 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  Chalk Brighton UK
20 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  Islington Assembly Hall London UK
21 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  Content Liverpool UK
23 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  Paradiso Kleine Zaal Amsterdam Netherlands
24 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  Hafenklang Hamburg Germany
25 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  BERGHAIN / Kantine Berlin Germany
27 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  Trix Club Antwerp Belgium
28 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  La Maroquinerie Paris France
30 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  The Workman's Club Dublin Ireland
31 March 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  Black Box Belfast UK
29 August 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  End of the Road Festival 2024 Southampton UK
16 October 2024 Bill Ryder-Jones  Barbican Centre London UK
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Bill Ryder-Jones work

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