Bill Ryder-Jones left The Coral after their fifth studio album Roots & Echoes to embark a solo career and now Ryder-Jones has completed new album A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart, which marries his masterful capacities as arranger and composer with his first firm steps as a singer songwriter. It’s an album of capital-S songs that will more than sate the appetite of those that appreciate his knack for heart swelling melody and painterly detail. The album was recorded in Ryder-Jones’ old bedroom in the upstairs of his mother’s house in Liverpool. Two friends from local band By The Sea made up the backing band for the recordings, which were then produced and together with James Ford.

"There's a disarming openness to the lyrics and a warmth to the arrangements that make this an album that rewards repeated listening."
The Observer