Unfurl
The second RY X album from Australian-born, Los Angeles-based Ry Cuming is aptly titled. The yearning strings of icy opener “Body” gently welcome the listener, ushering in a record that is an exercise in slow reveal. Skittering beats may be the bedrock of “Untold,” but by its end the song is floating on an ascending synth line and Cuming’s haunting falsetto. “YaYaYa” eases to life with somber acoustic guitar, but climaxes with multilayered vocals and the chanting of its title. Ultimately, *Unfurl* is an album where intimate becomes widescreen (“Hounds”), where organic and digital sounds collide to create the ethereal (“Coven”).
Australian singer-songwriter Ry Cuming has led something of a charmed professional existence. Since landing a Jive Records deal for his 2010...
If this Aussie songsmith is not yet on your radar, he really should be. Born in New South Wales, RY X (that’s Ry Cuming to his mum) cut his teeth as
All the edges are rounded on Ry X - Australian-born, LA-based musician Ry Cuming's - new album 'Unfurl', leaving little emotional resonance.
Three years have passed since Australian-born, Los Angeles-based musician Ry Cuming (RY X) offered up his exquisite debut Dawn.
If you look up the videos that RY X (aka Ry Cuming) has recently uploaded to YouTube, you’ll notice that several of them include images of bodies draped in various colors of windswept cloth.