Brandon Ratcliff is a singer-songwriter from Cotton Valley, Louisiana. His roots run deep in the music industry, with his mother being Suzanne Cox of The Cox Family. At 20 years old Ratcliff was offered a publishing deal in Nashville, but decided to turn it down because he wanted to "work on his craft." Ratcliff then found great co-writing partners, and friends, Pete Good and AJ Babcock. They all three crafted Ratcliff's sound, drawing inspiration from county music to R&B, and great talents such as John Mayer and Stevie Wonder. Sometime later, Grammy-award winning producer Shane McAnally (Merry Go Round, Vice, Space Cowboy) teamed up with the trio. Ratcliff's songs relate to the modern-day dating era, and coincidentally the rules of breaking up. His songs are about the rough times, that the modern teenager, or young adult, goes through when dating in the 21st century. When I first listened to "Rules of Breaking Up" I thought "I have been through this exact situation." You want to reach out to this person when you need to talk, but you can't just be friends, or hold on to what it used to be. That whoever wrote these rules, suck because they don't know how good it used to be. With "Number in My Phone" a friendship transforms into something more, but ultimately the other person ends up leaving, and your just left with the photos, texts, and memories. That you could have just saved yourself the heartbreak. His slick-smooth voice tells the stories of "Rules of Breaking Up" and "Number in My Phone" so well. His runs are very well executed, you can follow along to the song, and it feels like he went through what he sings about. It's one of those situations where you believe the artist as they sing their song, not everyone has that, but Ratcliff does. Information from: Monument Records. For more on Brandon Ratcliff you can visit his website by clicking on this link. His social media and latest single is linked below.
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