Clovis, CA · indie pop · singer-songwriter

Ryan Beatty

2 upcoming festivals

'Calico' proved him one of pop's finest quiet craftsmen — BROCKHAMPTON's secret melodist gone pastoral, all pedal steel and patience.

Ryan Beatty is a singer and songwriter from Clovis, California, who first found an audience as a teenager posting covers online before shifting toward a more personal body of work. His albums, including Boy in Jeans and Dreaming of David, moved through electronic-leaning pop, while the later Calico turned toward acoustic arrangements, close harmony and unhurried, conversational writing.

Beatty has also worked as a collaborator and vocalist with Brockhampton and with Frank Ocean, contributing to their recordings. His own material is built around a light, high voice and detailed lyrics that tend to favour small observations over broad statements.

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