“One of the year’s best”
Ryan Dart “If Love Don’t Break You”
May 1st
Ryan Dart is a Colorado-based Americana songwriter, farmer, and father. His new album, If Love Don’t Break You, arrived May 1, 2026. Rooted in love, loss, and hard-earned wisdom, Dart’s music reflects a life shaped by the land and the road, drawing influence from Dylan, Cash, Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits, and classic rhythm and blues.
Raised below the poverty line in western Arkansas, he brings lived experience and emotional honesty to every song. Featuring an all-star cast including Richard Bowden, Daniel Sproul, Nate Barnes, and members of Elephant Revival, If Love Don’t Break You is Dart’s most personal and fully realized work to date. this record balances sorrow with surprising joy. It’s raw, real, and fully human.
“These aren’t simply songs sung – they’re narratives of a person’s life, wisdom acquired & being broken down like plants in a forest fire that push through the ash again slowly — to make their way back up to the sun.” — Americana Highways
“Soulful singing, gorgeous harmonies, and the lonesome twang of pedal steel and a fiddle only accentuate these lyrics that feel like a metaphor for something deeper than horses and the frontier lifestyle.” — Glide Magazine
“A heartfelt tribute to the western lifestyle that shaped him and the music that carried him through it.” — Tenn Texas
“There is a particular kind of country music that does more than entertain. It settles in. It speaks directly to something personal, and it lingers long after the song has ended. Ryan Dart’s newest single, “Dancing on Your Porch,” is exactly that kind of song.” — Vents Magazine
“Dirt Road Woman’ combines folk, country, and troubadour styles in a musical tribute to strong, empowered women.” — The Bluegrass Situation
"The breath of dusty, Rocky Mountain air we didn't know we were suffocating without." — Country Music News International
“‘Dirt Road Woman’ hits all the right nerves and checks all boxes country music lovers look for.” — The Hollywood Digest
“The song is built on acoustic grit and carried by Dart’s weathered, soulful voice. There’s something powerful about an artist who doesn’t fake it. No gimmicks. No over-polished shine. Just truth.” — Country Music Magazine
Ryan Dart’s If Love Don’t Break You — Out worldwide NOW!
Press Highlights
“Dart comes across like a playlist from the countryside.”
“His acoustic atmosphere is a long exhale on a busy day.”
“Ryan doesn’t swim in the safe depths; he goes for the deeper end.”
