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Ryan Beatty stands beside a horned animal skull decorated with colorful beads against a softly lit wall — Album artwork via Ryan Beatty’s official *Sweet Fortune* page.

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Ryan Beatty’s Sweet Fortune finds the courage to be happy

On his fourth album, Beatty expands the intimate sound of Calico into a lush Americana exploration of shame, distance and the frightening vulnerability of being loved in return.

Sweet Fortune sounds like healing from hurt and allowing yourself to be recklessly in love again. Across 10 tender songs, Ryan Beatty turns religious shame, long-distance yearning and romantic devotion into his warmest album yet.

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Ryan Beatty finds the courage to choose love while the fear is still there.

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