Cosmic microwave background
On 30 May 2014 Shiny Joe Ryan digitally released his debut solo album, "The Cosmic Microwave Background", in Australia. The album was digitally released worldwide on 14 October 2014. Cosmic microwave background in the title refers to the radiation and energy left behind by the Big Bang. It was self-written over two years and partly-recorded in Ryan's apartment in Berlin. The tracks "Holding Out for You" and "Medicine Hat", which were to appear on his album, were released on Pond's "Man It Feels Like Space Again". He supported his album with a brief tour of Australia and then returned to his duties with Pond.