Ryan Beatty
Singer/Songwriter
Clovis, California
Known as one of those “youtube kids” back in the early 2010s, Beatty hit it big as a youth and, after years of self-identification and soul searching, finally returned with a new outlook on life, love, and music in 2018 with his Boy in Jeans “official” debut. Skewing more pop/R&B, the album was a solid take for the fledgling young songwriter. 2020, literal days before the pandemic took over the world, saw Beatty release his second album, this one via a major label, that continued along the lines of his debut. Three years following, this past April, Beatty dropped his fantastic third effort in Calico.
The album is out of this world vulnerable. A true exploration of love, loss, loneliness through the power of song. It’s songs like “Cinnamon Bread” and “Bruises Off the Peach” that shine, and while he takes a bit more stripped approach on this album vs his previous efforts, it is an avenue that suits Beatty perfectly. With an impressive songwriting credit on the new Cowboy Carter album with Beyoncé, the projection of this not-quite-thirty-year-old is astronomical and he should be on everyone’s radar.
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