Faced with a lengthy time on the sidelines thanks to the pandemic, Texan troubadour Ryan Hamilton hit upon the notion of the ‘1221’ project; releasing one song a month, on the twelfth of the month, for the twelve months of 2021. With Stevie Van Zandt (consigliere to both of New …
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Ryan Hamilton heralds pre-sale of his latest album, 1221, with possibly his most feel-good track of the year, ‘If Life Was A Movie’. With talk of riding off into the sunset, who could blame him after the regimented release of a single-a-month across this year. Is it a relief that …
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Like a mighty T.Rex stomp down a 2-4-6-8 motorway, with (The) Cars & Drive-By Truckers spun in every direction, Ryan Hamilton’s latest is a hook & riff-heavy monster. Merely a couple of months now from the next album’s release, ‘1221’ shows no signs in running out of steam. So, what …
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Eight months and eight tracks into his 1221 project, maybe Ryan Hamilton is wishfully thinking as he sings about a ‘Permanent Holiday’. A playful – almost waltzing – opening verse soon makes way for the total mayhem of a chorus, Hamilton suddenly sounding like a man who most certainly needs …
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For his July release, Ryan Hamilton expands the collaborative theme of his 1221 project with a Chuck Prophet original song that has not previously seen the light of day. As promised at the time of releasing last month’s rocking ‘Shots Fired’, Hamilton serves us up more pounding drums, driving guitars …
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“Little babies in bathrooms getting high…” So begins the fifth single of Hamilton’s 1221 project in an arrestingly ‘did I just hear that right?’ moment. But before you’re shocked by such imagery, let Hamilton provide some context. “This song was a gift from my friend, fellow Texas-based artist and all …
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With a 2021 launch schedule to rival even Elon Musk, April 12 sees Texan singer/songwriter Ryan Hamilton release his very own ‘Satellite’. This comes as the fourth single of Hamilton’s 1221 project, in which he brings us twelve new songs, – an album-in-progress – one every month across the year …
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March 12th sees Texan singer/songwriter Ryan Hamilton release the third single of his 1221 project, in which he brings us twelve new songs, one every month across the year of 2021. This month’s song is a brand new original, ‘Caught Up In A Moment’ – its haunting melody mirrored by …
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January saw Texan singer/songwriter Ryan Hamilton announce his 1221 project, the concept of releasing twelve new songs, one every month across the year of 2021. His initial release was a gorgeous cover of the Spin Doctors ‘How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me)’, which proved …
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For those wondering what 2021 has in store for Texan singer/songwriter Ryan Hamilton, a cryptic teaser came early in the first week of January with a video merely carrying the number 1221 and the hashtag: #newmusic Hamilton, recently heralded by Spin magazine as one of the ‘Best Lesser-Known Artists of …
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