life and art has never gone in a straight line. More than a decade on from his explosive emergence, new album ‘Sweet Fortune’ stands as his most honest and profound work, a testament to personal growth and the electrifying impact of truth-telling.

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But it’s been a long path to this moment. Beatty’s career is the culmination of a steady unlearning of the commercial pop machine he entered as a teenager, first uploading covers to YouTube before becoming a teen-pop sensation. Eventually, the intensity of fame left him unfulfilled, prompting him to step away and rebuild his sound in private.

Speaking to CLASH for an intimate cover moment, Ryan takes a rare moment of pause to reflex. As someone drawn to writing in isolation, opening his craft to people he admires (Ethan Gruska, Amy Allen, Christian Lee Hutson and Clairo) became a refreshing way of working. As a result, ‘Sweet Fortune’ finds the songwriter embracing the fear and excitement of releasing music, finding solace in letting his art take on a life of its own.

As he puts it: “I keep the things that I love really sacred. Especially if they’re part of the fabric of my creativity.”

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