Ryan Ferguson (musician)

This article is about the musician. For the Australian footballer, see Ryan Ferguson (footballer).

Ryan Ferguson (born c. 1975) is an indie rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, formerly of Southern California band No Knife.^[1] In 2004 he contributed the acoustic track "Wait for Me There" to the compilation album San Diego Is Burning.^[2] Ferguson's solo debut Three, Four was released in July 2005, winning a San Diego Music Award for "Best Pop Record" that year.^[3] Critic Chris Nixon cited it as one of the best releases of the year for San Diego musicians.^[4] The Sims 2 featured an interpretation of the album's lead track "Suddenly". He went on to tour with American rock band Switchfoot,^[5] and released a full-length album entitled Only Trying to Help in 2007.^[6]

Ryan Ferguson
Background information
Origin	San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2003–2007
Labels	Jr Varsity Records Better Looking Records

Ferguson's influences include Jellyfish and Wire.^[6] Critic Kevin Bronson labelled Ferguson's style as "power pop", and Ferguson commented, "We're not ashamed of playing pop songs anymore."^[7]

Discography

Albums

• Only Trying to Help (2007) Better Looking Records
• Three, Four EP (2005) Jr Varsity Records

Compilations

• "My Favorite Songwriters" (2004) Five One, Inc.