Three things happened that made Ryan start writing songs: He and his wife moved to a weird beautiful old farm. He made a dulcimer out of a cigar box. A very heavy thing fell on his head and messed him up pretty bad for a while. Then another thing happened: He met Laura, John, Matt, and Anneliese. They liked making music together so they started playing shows. Now they've made a record, too.

Listeners have said The Werewolverine reminds them of these artists: Low, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Silver Jews, Magnetic Fields, Smog. Someone recently described their sound as "noise folk." That sounds about right.