Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State (or MRVSS) is an album by Matthew Ryan, released in 2008 on 00:02:59 and One Little Indian. Following the release of the album, Ryan toured the US to support its release with a full band.

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Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State
Studio album by Matthew Ryan
Released	2008
Genre	Alt-country
Label	00:02:59, One Little Indian
Producer	Doug Lancio and Matthew Ryan
Matthew Ryan chronology
From a Late Night Highrise (2006) Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State (2008) Dear Lover (2009)

Track listing

All songs written by Matthew Ryan

1. "Dulce et Decorum est" — 7.01
2. "American Dirt" — 4.32
3. "Meet Me By The River" — 4.47
4. "It Could’ve Been Worse" — 5.44
5. "Hold On Firefly" — 2.36
6. "Jane, I Still Feel The Same" — 3.50
7. "Killing The Ghost" — 4.01
8. "They Were Wrong" — 4.14
9. "I Only Want To Be The Man You Want" — 4.19
10. "Drunk And Disappointed" — 4.31
11. "Closing In" — 4.41

Exclusive Internet-only downloads of the album also included the song "Rainy Night in Soho" following "Closing In"

Personnel

• Brian Bequette - Guitar, Slide, Feedback, Bass and Piano
• Doug Lancio - Bass, Electric Guitar, Pog, Resonator, Mandolin, Slide, Piano and Feedback
• Steve Lantanation - drums, percussion and backing vocals
• Matthew Ryan - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Pog, Piano, synth and Vocals