Indie Insider Ryan Michele

Ryan Cassata, writer and musician within the community for years now is on the brink of releasing what he has called 'the best work he's ever created'. His new album Shine will be releasing on March. Ryan says this album is totally unlike his others, but still has that Ryan Cassata feel that everyone knows and loves. Shine is a collection of indie pop songs written by Ryan Cassata plus two cover songs. Ryan Cassata worked with producer Barb Morrison to make this record. This record was mastered by John Davis.

Inspired by the warm, inviting sounds of ‘70s singer-songwriters like Jackson Browne and Graham Nash, Ryan Pollie wanted to make the most personal music of his career. He had released two albums as Los Angeles Police Department, and now he was ready to shed the protective barrier of his old band name — to make music, simply, as himself. Bolder and crisper than the albums he’s made as Los Angeles Police Department, his self-titled record emerges from a deeply collaborative place. He invited many of his closest friends over to his home to record the album, and a feeling of warm camaraderie shines through the music. “When somebody plays on a song, their character is in it,” he says. “I like to think all my friends are on this record. Their personality is in it. That was really important to me. I’m able to do what I do, mentally and emotionally, because of the people around me.”

Canadian producer Ryan Hemsworth has buzzed about the avant beat-making scene since 2010, when he began producing tracks for an assortment of underground emcees and remixing the likes of Kanye West and Grimes. His second album is his most whimsical; its playful textures recall The Postal Service as much as Drake. "Snow in Newark" is melancholy cloud rap with an understated chorus, while "Surrounded" bounds between wily drum and bass and slinking ambience. At once languid and restive, the tracks flit this way and that, their ranging influences flying by like billboards out the window of a speeding car.

Finding your identity as a young person is hard; when you’re gay and growing up in the public eye, it becomes even more complicated. Ryan Beatty, the 22-year-old BROCKHAMPTON collaborator (“BLEACH”) and R&B singer Billboard once called “Justin Bieber 2.0,” has crafted a debut full-length that’s part diary, part therapy session. “What’s gonna be my reputation?” he ponders over a Calvin Valentine beat on lead single “Camo,” before deciding to “keep my feelings hidden.” In “Bruise,” he feels guilty for ditching his female prom date to make out with a guy in the bathroom. The only consolation he finds is in the arms of a lover: “My love is my religion,” he declares in “God in Jeans,” proclaiming, “If I’m going to hell, I’m taking you with me.”

Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

This album is the follow up to 2019's This Is The Sound, which received the Independent Music Award for Best Indie/Alt Rock Album. Nowhere To Go But Everywhere was written on a cross country road trip in the wake of Ryan's divorce, creating a deeply personal connection with the songs. Wicked Cool Records is owned by Stevie Van Zandt (E Street Band, Sopranos, Disciples Of Soul).