Midwestern and Emo.
Clayton Ryan is an alternative country-ish singer that has called The Midwest home for a majority of his life, building his unique craft from various stages and dive bars in Iowa, South Dakota, and now Minnesota.
Despite his flyover roots, the singer and songwriter has built a strong foundation in the music industry, and his work as a songwriter, bassist, and guitarist in LA and Nashville has placed his songs in NASCAR, Walker, NFL Sunday Night Football, The Outdoor Channel, and put him on stages with national artists, including John Morgan, Liam St John, Cristina Vane, and Canaan Cox.
His debut album GHOST TOWN has been streamed over 100,000 times, and the title track was included on The Current's "Top 89 Tracks of 2024." His Whiskey Jam debut included one of only a handful of encores in its 1000-show history. Since August of 2024, he has toured over 75 dates across the country in the band's minivan, documenting the hustle of an unsigned DIY artist in the modern age with his YouTube series "With The Wild Man," created by Casey Carlson. Season 3 premieres in September.
Clayton is currently touring extensively while working on his sophomore album, and released the first single Swishers in March.
"First of all, Clayton Ryan has a fantastic voice. Just this huge bellow, this vibrato that just resonates... It's ridiculous."
- Pretty Fort Weekly
"The lost art of the story song. I could almost hear Gordon Lightfoot singing this."
- Marcus Hummon, Grammy-Award Winning Songwriter
"Simply put, Ryan is the kind of singer-songwriter Americana and roots music needs right now. He’s that good."
- B Sides & Badlands
