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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Another week, another fresh batch of hot new singles ticking all the boxes here at DGM Towers. Here are a few examples of what we have been listening to over the last few days; as usual, click on the artist’s name in bold and follow the link to the YouTube …
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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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Another week, another fresh batch of hot new singles ticking all the boxes here at DGM Towers. Here are a few examples of what we have been listening to over the last few days; as usual, click on the artist’s name in bold and follow the link to the YouTube …
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Another week, another fresh batch of hot new singles ticking all the boxes here at DGM Towers. Here are a few examples of what we have been listening to over the last few days; as usual, click on the artist’s name in bold and follow the link to the YouTube …
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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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Another week, another fresh batch of hot new singles ticking all the boxes here at DGM Towers. Here are a few examples of what we have been listening to over the last few days; as usual, click on the artist’s name in bold and follow the link to the YouTube …
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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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