Singer-songwriter Mike Ryan has achieved impressive accolades in just under 10 years, building a
career independently that’s not only earned the devotion of fans, but the respect of other artists and notables in
the music industry. Mike Ryan is just that caliber of talent. His gift as a songwriter has led to collaborations with
such major label acts as Brad Paisley and Brandy Clark, and he has opened for some of the biggest names in
the business, including Miranda Lambert, Hardy and Morgan Wallen, in addition to selling out his own headlining
gigs. At times, even selling more tickets than major label acts with top ten singles. It’s a coup he’s managed to
pull off thanks to hard work and undeniable talent. Ryan co-wrote Paisley’s Top 20 “Last Time For Everything,”
and his songs have garnered over 265 million streams with 10 of them earning over ten million streams, 19 of
them earning more than four million streams and 27 of them earning more than one million streams.
Now after five years, Ryan has returned with Longcut, a 13-track collection that spotlights his growth as
an artist and songwriter, and the broader emotional palette he paints from now as a father with two young sons
with more life experience under his belt. The songs run the gamut from the playful drinking song “Off My
Thinker” to the soulful anthem “All My Songs” and the album’s intriguing closer “Forgiveness and Rain,” a portrait
of a farmer and son wrestling with the guilt of raising questionable crops.