It’s always exciting to check in with an old favourite. Ryan Meeking and The Few were hot property in the early 2010s, playing shows with Rob Thomas, Diesel, Angus and Julia Stone, and Gossling. But Ryan dropped off my radar … until now. With the release of his latest single “Endless Run,” I’m right back on board.
As you might imagine, a lot has changed in the last decade. Ryan’s music has developed a more modern sound with an electro-pop feel that reminds me of Gotye and Benee. Ryan’s songwriting skills are even stronger and that voice that drew me to his music in the first place is every bit as enticing.
Ryan sets the scene for the song, noting “You’re in the festival crowd. Drink it in. Your friends, thousands of others, the music, the party, the complete loss of any sense of time and space – and who cares: the community in that. Everything is now, everything is amazing and it’s just the beginning. Welcome to your Endless Run.”
The colourful music video, directed by filmmaker and photographer Rick Clifford (Ainslie Wills, Bad Pony, Tori Forsyth), is also absolutely stunning. Just see if you can take your eyes off it.
Making plans is tricky these days, but at this stage Ryan will play a launch show at Small Time in Brunswick on August 12. The show will also be streamed for everyone who can’t be there in person. Follow Ryan Meeking on Facebook to learn more about that!
Image used with permission from On the Map PR; credit: @rcstills