Pop music is well known for its formula. Major key, around 120 beats per minute, less than five minutes long, great hook, fun to dance to. For decades, singers have scored big hits by following the formula. People have smiled, and danced, and gotten songs stuck in their heads for days on end. The trouble is, there’s a problem with the formula. It lacks heart.
On the other hand, there’s the singer-songwriter, making music full of depth and emotion but lacking accessibility and, well, a beat.
Curb Records artist Ryan Corn is making music that hits on every level. It’s infectious, brimming with hooks and style. Corn is also a producer, so he knows how to craft songs that bend genres and eras to full effect. It’s also brigh...