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From a period of deep reflection and creativity, award-winning country artist Ryan Lindsay has emerged with an acoustic album that takes the listener on a journey through time and place. The Ride is about slowing down and finding the path back home.
Revealing a new side to Ryan’s music, the stripped-down delivery brings his roots to the surface. The musical intricacies and thoughtful lyrics are delivered in a raw performance that showcases Ryan’s creative maturity as an artist, while the nuances of bluegrass instrumentation guide the listener through the stories in this honest, vulnerable compilation.
As an outdoor enthusiast and former wilderness guide, his love for the country is highlighted through the geographic elements that run through the songs, from the comfort of a country road to the stories that are held inside the rings of an old oak tree. Front to back, the album’s central themes hint at Ryan’s roots influences as he explores the relationship between losing one’s sense of self and finding it again.
“Life is full of struggles. This album digs into that,” Ryan explains. “But it is also about the foundations that hold a person together through it all. For me, that foundation is my connection to place. If there is one thing that I learned most from doing backcountry trips, it is that the nature of life is a journey. It is so easy to focus on the destination while forgetting to enjoy the journey along the way.”
A sincere dialogue of the peaks and valleys in life, The Ride will resonate with people even more so during the time that we’re living in now. While this work contains themes of struggle, it also contains reminders to live in the moment and lean on the things that ground you.
“I was constantly reminding myself of that,” Ryan says, speaking of the pandemic. “This is a time to remember what is most important to you in life.”
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