Mitch Ryder, the iconic Michigan-born artist with a six-decade legacy, delivers a career-defining masterpiece with With Love. Produced by Don Was (Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones), this album brims with ten original tracks that are raw, witty, and deeply personal. Ryder calls it “one of the most honest albums I’ve ever made,” offering a rare glimpse into his hidden emotions. From rock grooves to soulful ballads, With Love proves Mitch’s fire burns brighter than ever.

Don’t miss this essential addition to Ryder’s storied discography—coming February 21 on Ruf Records!

Mitch Ryder
With Love

Release Date: 21 February 2025
Label: Ruf Records

Albumcover photo Mitch Ryder - With Love

When an artist of Mitch Ryder’s calibre looks back over their storied six-decade career and tells you their latest album is essential listening, you should take that statement seriously. As he broaches his eighth decade, the Michigan-born singer-songwriter remains in constant motion, his backstory only rivalled by what is yet to come. It’s an attitude epitomised by the new Don Was (Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Iggy Pop) -produced studio album With Love, released February 2025 on Ruf, and packed with tough, tender, personal songs that stand alongside anything in his catalogue.

“Out of the 21 studio albums that I have recorded, this one is in the top two,” considers Ryder, reflecting on a catalogue that began with 1966’s Take A Ride with The Detroit Wheels. “It is one of the most honest albums I’ve ever made. Not that the other ones were lies, but I was able to access previously hidden feelings.”

The stellar musicianship was certainly a catalyst, but no doubt the real driving force behind With Love are Ryder’s ten new originals: as smart, satirical, witty and wry a collection of songs as the veteran songwriter has ever gathered on an album.

Tracklisting

1. Lilli May
2. Pass It To The Right
3. Sanguine
4. One Monkey
5. Oh What A Night
6. Wrong Hands
7. Too Damned Slow
8. Fly
9. The Artist
10. Just The Way It Is


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