Singer\/ Songwriter Ryan Cassata is making himself well known in the music industry. For those who weren’t familiar with Ryan before reading this review, he is also an actor, filmmaker, public speaker, writer and a YouTube channel host.\u00a0 Ryan can often be found speaking around Universities and doing College tours where he puts on shows with\u00a0Q & A panels for\u00a0the listeners in attendance. (See below for my recent Interview with Ryan at my school William Paterson University).<\/p>\n
Ryan has previously had appearances on well-known T.V. shows such as \u201cLarry King Live\u201d, \u201cThe Tyra Banks Show\u201d and \u201cCNN.\u201d \u00a0You may have even previously seen him at Warped Tour in June 2015. Ryan won a Warped Tour spot after participating in an Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands Online Competition. Besides Ryan\u2019s live appearances, he is also an active YouTube host who keeps himself open to all of his fans and answers any questions that they might have. He doesn\u2019t beat around the bush either, so if you want answers, you\u2019ll get them from him. He\u2019s down to earth, releasing great, meaningful music and he\u2019s dedicated to his fans.<\/p>\n
Ryan currently has several releases under his name. His latest album, \u201cShine\u201d (released on March 15El<\/sup>\u00a02016) consists of catchy melodies and meaningful lyrics that will definitely get you singing along and wanting more. Songs on Ryan\u2019s latest album consist of \u201cWe\u2019re The Cool Kids\u2019, \u201cCheck Engine\u201d, \u201cBedroom Eyes\u201d, \u201cSunrise Highway\u201d, \u201cDon\u2019t Count Me Out\u201d, \u201cMan In The Mirror\u201d, \u201cShine on\u201d, \u201cAlcatraz\u201d, \u201cHot Springs, Arkansas\u201d and \u201cRound Here.\u201d<\/p>\n My favorites off of his album are definitely \u201cWe\u2019re The Cool Kids\u201d \u00a0and \u201cShine On.\u201d Another powerful and emotional song off of Ryan\u2019s album is \u201cShine On.\u201d You can tell right off the bat that it has a lot of meaning to it and it may deal with the topic of suicide. In the lyrics \u201cFinal prayers, down the stairs\/ Your song came on, and I was close to sleeping\/ it kept me strong, it gave me the reason\/ 911, dial tone\/ emergency, he picked up the phone\/\u201d You can tell that it comes from the heart and a real story behind it.<\/p>\n I would give this album a solid B+. If you haven\u2019t checked him out, please do and check out my interview with him aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n\u201cWe\u2019re The Cool Kids\u201d stood out to me the most because you can tell that Ryan is dedicated to making his acceptance movement become a reality by his lyrics \u201cCause we\u2019re the cool kids\/ We\u2019re starting this movement\/ We\u2019re the cool kids\/ You better get used to it\/ We\u2019re changing things and we\u2019re leading this moment\/ We\u2019re gonna prove it.\u201d<\/p>\n