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Out Searching by Ryan Sweezey

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Sequenced in the order the songs were written, Out Searching traces a journey through heartbreak, anxiety, self-examination, and finding hope again. Released May 2022. Featuring “Kings of the Broken,” “Searching for Water,” “Honest Liar,” and “My Turn.” Full-band recording.

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    Honest Liar
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    Searching for Water 4:04
    Searching for Water
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    Only You 3:17
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    Kings of the Broken 3:39
    Kings of the Broken
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    Poison Kisses 3:25
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    My Turn 4:12
    My Turn
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“Out Searching represents the clearest, most concise offering of Sweezey’s wares.”

— Chris Farnsworth, Seven Days

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The Story

Out Searching was the first record where I stopped trying to decide what my music was supposed to sound like and started letting the songs answer that question.

I began writing much of the album after moving to Vermont in 2016. Music had taken a quieter role in my life for a while as I settled into a new place, started a full-time job, and gradually found my way into the local music community. Eventually, new relationships, heartbreak, anxiety, and the experience of rebuilding my life gave me plenty to write about again.

In 2019, I connected with producer Christopher Hawthorn at Studio 150 in Burlington. After deliberately aiming for a particular pop sound on Starting Over, I approached this record differently. Chris and I didn't begin with a predetermined destination. We worked song by song, figuring out what each one wanted to be. That freedom, and the trust we developed working together, helped me make a record that finally felt completely natural to me.

Most of the recording was finished by early 2020. Then COVID stopped everything. Sessions were delayed, gigs disappeared, and after eventually returning to the studio, I decided not to rush the release. I had waited years to make a record that felt this right, and I wanted to give it the attention I thought it deserved.

As I prepared to release it, I realized the songs already told a story. Arranged in the order I had written them, they traced several years of my life: self-examination, heartbreak, anxiety, starting over, and eventually finding hope and connection again. The title came from a lyric in “Searching for Water,” but it also described what I heard running through the whole record.

“Kings of the Broken” and “Searching for Water” arrived as the first singles in 2021, followed by “Honest Liar” and “My Turn” in 2022. Out Searching was released that May.

For the first time, I wasn't listening to one of my records and wondering what I might have done differently to make it sound more like me.

I could just hear myself.

CREDITS

WRITING

Music and Lyrics by Ryan Sweezey

MUSICIANS

Vocals by Ryan Sweezey

Acoustic Guitar by Ryan Sweezey

Electric Guitar by Jay Barclay

Keyboards by Christopher Hawthorn

Bass by Kyle Saulnier

Drums by Caleb Bronz

Misc Percussion by Christopher Hawthorn

Fiddle (track 3) by Shay Gestal
 

TECHNICAL

Produced by Christopher Hawthorn

Engineered by Christopher Hawthorn

Mixed by Christopher Hawthorn

Mastered by Alan Douches

Recorded at Studio 150 (Burlington, VT)

Mastered at West West Side Music (New Windsor, NY)

ART

Album and single artwork by Giovanina Bucci (Marigold Art Gallery)

Graphic Design by Catherine Rizos (Chattermarks Art)

OUT SEARCHING (DELUXE)

Digital re-release

The deluxe edition of Out Searching was released digitally on August 2, 2024, adding the singles “Cobblestones,” “See You on the Mountain,” and “Bartender (Decade Version)” as bonus tracks.

Listen to the bonus tracks