Ryan Mitchell has lived life at the top of mountaintops and the deepest valleys. These extremes serve his music well. Word choice and his distinct delivery feel hard-fought because they are. Willing to get vulnerable with the listener he holds nothing back. Mental health, toxic relationships, and addiction make up a strikingly large number of any given person’s experiences at this very moment in time.

Sometimes people are able to recover from this, sometimes not. Fortunately, Ryan is one of the lucky ones and he appreciates this fact enormously. The gratitude shown throughout his output helps to give his pop instincts that greater depth. An ear for melody results in shockingly timeless tracks, the sorts of things that defy any distinct era.

Quite well-listened and obviously taking his time at the Thornton School of Music seriously, the way he packs so much into his works feels spellbinding. So much meaning is unpacked within his odes, as he reflects upon a society that needs to reach out to each other. With his messages he turns the idea of rebellion on its head, instead asking how to rebel against a society that almost appears to encourage self-medication. His honesty within his pieces is what truly sets them apart for this confessional quality is one of his biggest appeals.

An embodiment of what modern pop ought to sound like, Ryan Mitchell is simply getting started, greeting himself at the beginning of a long career.

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