Mandurah-based acoustic rock band You, Me and Ryan are just getting over the successful launch of their debut self-titled album and are now expanding their gig circuit.

The band comprises four guys between the ages of 17 and 23 who started the band without any real vision of a successful future.

The original members were lead guitarist Jace Helfrich, rhythm guitarist Liam Geissmann and singer Ryan, giving way to the name You, Me and Ryan. However such was the lack of vision for the band that Ryan parted ways with the idea a mere six days before their first gig. Not to be hindered, the remaining two members enlisted in the help of Tim Ayre on vocals and keys and his brother Andy Ayre on bass and begun to gig regularly around Mandurah. This led to a spot on the local stage for the fourth annual Rollercoaster Festival. Following this the band geared up to release their first recording. Lead guitarist Jace Helfrich said he couldn't believe the band had grown so much since their inception just seven months ago.

"Really when we started out it was just me, Liam (Geissmann) and Ryan and we got together just to see what we could do," he said.

"We thought we would just write a few songs and have a bit of fun. We never expected to be here, I wouldn't have believe you If you asked me a year ago if I'd be here."

Their self-titled album has been a milestone for the band which Helfrich describes as fun and upbeat.

"All the songs are very different and all over the place but we still manage to retain that same sound we tend to put out," he said.

A standout track on the album is a song written by Geissmann titled Half Empty Bottle.

It was written to reflect the woes of an alcoholic.

Helfrich said the band seemed to tackle the sad issue and create an upbeat song from it.Another song that stands out from the rest is Hot Butter Loving which came about from an unusual exercise the band undertook.

"We went around the circle and each had to say one word," Helfrich said. "Then we just put all the words together and made a song out of it."

"It sounds a bit whacky but we ended up finding a certain meaning behind the words."

Of the 30 songs the band currently has under their belt, people can have access to 10 of them on their album.

The band have also recently invested in the drum-playing skills of Jade Masters (drummer for Dave Mann Collective) when they do live sets. They will be on the lookout for a permanent drummer. The album is currently only available for sale at their gigs.