Ryan Monroe hadn’t considered himself a control freak by nature. Then he found himself at Redstar Recording in Silver Lake, Calif., with its myriad instruments scattered around, just begging to be fiddled with. For a guy who can play just about anything, it was impossible to resist. So Monroe took a breather from his continuing role as the 34-year-old bastion of versatility in Band Of Horses to record A Painting Of A Painting On Fire (RCM). Monroe hopes to tour this summer behind A Painting before things get too busy with Band Of Horses, which is finishing its fourth album with producer Glyn Johns and eyeing a September release. Monroe will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on him.
Monroe: “Feeling Stronger Every Day” is the final track on Chicago VI. My dad would crank this song up for me when I was eight years old to get me all pumped for my soccer games on Saturdays. I remember that this was the first song that ever gave me chills. I can see my cleats not even touching the floor in my dad’s car and just smiling and never wanting the song to be over. I still love the song, and throughout my 20s, I would listen to it on vinyl 10 times a night, crush too many King Cobras and air drum myself to sleep.
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