Ryder-Jones' debut solo album If... was written as a musical adaptation of Italo Calvino's 1979 novel If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, with each composition representing a different chapter in the book.
Ryder-Jones' first solo album If... was written in response to Italo Calvino's 1979 novel If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, with each piece mirroring a distinct section of the book.