Ryan Langdon
"Lit In The Sticks"
Following a string of singles and 2+ million cross-platform streams, country singer-songwriter Ryan Langdon has released his debut EP, Lit In The Sticks, via Hidden Pony Records. The EP exudes a confident mix of earworm hooks and feel-good songwriting that positions Ryan as one of country music’s most promising newcomers. Produced by Karen Kosowski, Lit in the Sticks EP keeps time with the current country landscape but allows a bit of grit to soak through.
At a strapping and athletic 6’3”, 240 lbs., Ryan Langdon is kind of hard to miss.
But when you hear the first few notes of his brand new single, the up-tempo stomper “Lit In The Sticks,” you’ll notice there’s something else about this 2019 CMAO Rising Star nominee and Niagara Falls, Ontario-based country singer that’s hard to miss… His booming baritone and stadium-sized voice.
It’s as ingrained in his DNA as is his ability to sing country music. “It’s funny,” admits Langdon, 29. “I sang as a kid and loved many music genres, but I always had that country sound. Even when I experimented with a variety of genres and material, friends would say, ‘Man, I don’t know if you’re trying, but you sound like a country singer.’ It was just my voice.”
Of “Lit In The Sticks” Langdon shares, “This is a high energy country song that makes you want to party. It doesn’t matter where you are from or what’s in your wallet, anyone can get lit in the sticks."
And that rich and resonant hook-filled tone is just one of the first things that connected with fans on Langdon’s previous Slaight Music single “Leave Me Right,” a memorable debut produced by Jeff “Diesel” Dalziel (Brett Kissel, Dan Davidson, The Washboard Union) and co-written by the acclaimed Jessica Mitchell (“Workin’ On Whiskey,”) multiple CCMA Award winner Patricia Conroy and Dave Thomson (Lady Antebellum.) It knocked Langdon out the moment he heard the demo. “It’s such a cool song because it’s very close to my personality,” says Langdon. “If you’re in a relationship and it’s not going as planned and you can feel the other person is losing interest, it’s very relatable. “The song says, ‘If you’re not interested, you may as well let me know now and just leave me right – don’t drag me along for three or four years. Just get it over with.’ It’s hip.”
Recently, Langdon has been honing his craft in Nashville, writing with “Leave Me Right” partners, Patricia Conroy and Dave Thomson along with Emma Lee and Karen Kosowski his co-writers and producer (Kosowski), on his newest single “Lit In The Sticks” out now.
Now the road work begins………
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