Interview: William Ryan Key

William Ryan Key

About a week ago, I was able to connect with former Yellowcard vocalist and established indie solo songwriter William Ryan Key via Zoom, and I asked him about the new EP Everything Except Desire, the legacy of Yellowcard, as well as what it means to him that so many fans still care about what he has to say in his music career. William Ryan Key has always been one of my favorite vocalists and songwriters in this scene, so I thoroughly enjoyed hearing his perspective on not only the new music, but the lessons he has learned over time. Everything Except Desire is available for pre-order from Equal Vision here.

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Someone mentioned this album to me last week and it sent it back into my rotation in a big way. It’s one of those albums that sits between being an obvious classic and yet wildly underrated and often forgotten about when discussing the giants of the music scene. It holds up remarkably well, mostly because it sounds incredible with fantastic lyrics. The production is crisp and bouncy. It’s also such a clean sounding album; every little part fits perfectly.

(Oddly, just like the streaming versions, the track listing on here has typos too. The title track misspelled, “Unerwater” – super weird given the streaming versions also having errors.)

Anyway, if you’ve never heard this before it comes highly recommended, and if you have … how’s a great time to break it back out.

“I know I move like an apparition, in a style that’s all ghostwritten…”

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