{"id":22120,"date":"2023-05-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=22120"},"modified":"2023-05-11T09:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:06:40","slug":"ryan-hamilton-has-something-he-wants-to-get-off-his-chest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=22120","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Hamilton has something he wants to get off his chest!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Texan singer-songwriter Ryan Hamilton is tired of the Bad Breaks<\/a>, \u2018Bad Breaks\u2019 is most definitely available digitally on all platforms from May 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cDear music business executives. I have some things to get off my chest. Are you listening?\u2026\u201d
So begins Ryan Hamilton\u2019s latest single release, pissed-off and squaring-up firmly against a
self-serving music industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Spin magazine has hailed Hamilton as one of the \u201835 Best Lesser Known Artists of The Last 35
years\u2019, but owing to a calamitous series of events around the release of his latest album, it
appears the gods of rock want it to stay that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hamilton entered 2023 full of optimism, stating back in January, \u201cI’ve been on the verge of
tipping the proverbial scales for several years now. I’ve had some incredible people supporting
and championing me. Now that all the pandemic-related road blocks are out of the way, it’s
time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Nominated every year for the past fourteen for some kind of \u2018Best New\u2019 artist award, it felt like
the elusive \u2018next-level\u2019 was finally within reach.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Originally slated for a March 10 release, \u2018Haunted By The Holy Ghost\u2019, Hamilton\u2019s fourth record
for Stevie Van Zandt\u2019s \u2018Wicked Cool\u2019 label, had all the hallmarks of a career high. Advance
reviews were uniformly giddy, Classic Rock magazine for one calling it \u2018genius – one for the
ages\u2019. Then, days before the album\u2019s release, it all turned to shit. A completely random check
discovered that CDs of the album had entirely the wrong audio. A worldwide recall was hastily
ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Initially pushed back by over a month, in the week of its new release date, certain retailers
inexplicably reported the album was delayed by a further week. And then by another.
Completely in the dark, Hamilton was powerless to keep his loyal fan base appraised of the
unraveling situation. Reports kept coming in of various pre-orders arriving in homes early and
the album being displayed for sale in stores, such a stuttered release totally destroying
Hamilton\u2019s chances of emulating or eclipsing his previous multiple Top 10 Official UK Chart
placings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


His response in the face of such adversity?\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n


To immediately write, record and schedule a stand-alone single directly addressing the music
industry that has failed him so spectacularly.
A brand new track\/ single just weeks after releasing the latest album. It\u2019s a bold move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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