New Artist Alert

There may not be a cooler community of creators than the Texas Country Music Scene. If you are unfamiliar with the genre, “Pretty Heart,” the popular “number one single” from country radio, comes from a blooming star from the Texas scene named Parker McCollum. Regardless if you know McCollum or not, the overall young talent in Texas is jaw-dropping. The state consistently pumps out great music, and the brilliant writing, paired with exciting guitar picking, is often coming from the hands and hearts of kids in their young to mid-twenties. While I would love to highlight them all, for the convenience of time, I am going to choose just one for this blog, and will build on this series as often as I can because the music and the community are more than deserving of the spotlight.

I found Parker Ryan from an Instagram story shared by the popular Texas band “Pecos and the Rooftops.” I love Pecos, and particularly their song “This Damn Song,” which I would suggest everyone gives a chance after this blog.

Anywho, Pecos shared Ryan’s song “Beaumont” on their story, and I figured that as much as I love Pecos, I owed any artist they promote a listen. Lucky for me, “Beaumont,” and Parker Ryan himself, did not disappoint. The song is built upon clever writing, highlighting the lies a man will tell himself after breaking-up with a girl that he is not ready to say goodbye to just yet. The song opens with a groovy guitar riff, and then gets right into hard-hitting lyrics that create a story worth listening to soon after. The chorus is one that’s easy to sing along with, and will leave most people feeling like they know Parker’s situation like the back of their own hand.

“Beaumont” is a part of Ryan’s second EP, named “Talbert Street, Pt. 2,” which is the sequel to his debut EP, “Talbert Street, Pt.1”

Both collections are awesome. Ryan’s song-writing is far from the mundane, repetitive garbage that is rolled out by mainstream county musicians constantly. The writing is emotional, and the melody and tune at which they are sung are beautifully composed, and make for easy listening. Ryan has a way of creating a noise that will leave you nodding your head to a song about a father’s explaining how hard the world can be to his son. And then, if you are anything like me, you’ll probably re-start the song because you’ll realize you missed some powerful lyrics somewhere in your appreciation of Ryan’s vocals paired with the beautiful rhythm of the guitar working behind him.

Go give Parker Ryan a listen, and jump on the bandwagon before it gets full.

Hats off to Texas once again, for pumping out good music, and creating a space where each artist is interested in supporting and promoting their peers.