Ryman was writing melodies at three years old, growing up in a Nashville house stocked with his dad's Beatles and Dylan records and his mom's indie, rap, and classic rock in equal rotation — he calls the sound that came out of all that "barn pop," or "Y'allternative," neither term taking itself too seriously.
He funded his own music for years by selling vintage clothing before signing to Mom+Pop as the label's first Nashville-based artist, and Growing Pains, his debut album led by "Told Me Once, Tell Me Twice," works through eleven songs of indie folk and alt-country with the same DIY instinct that had him running a clothing side hustle just to keep recording.