Ryan Egan makes his mark with ‘Between the Pages’

New York’s Ryan Egan might sound like an everyday crooner on first impression. But don’t let that fool you. Thirty seconds into ‘Between the Pages’, a track from his Gianluca Buccellati-produced debut EP, he breaks into a berserk falsetto that could catch anyone off guard. It’s not quite Hayden Thorpe on a trampoline, but it’s similarly flexible, sharp to an extreme.

It’s the latest take to be lifted from a first work due out this Autumn. Buccellati produced Tei Shi’s ‘Bassically’, a similarly bolshy standout track from a hyped-to-the-heavens NYC artist. It’s early days for this 26-year-old, but on the basis of ‘Between the Pages’, he finds his muse somewhere in the middle of gutsy experimentation and hook-obsessed pop. It all boils down to that falsetto, though. Expect it to be his primary tool.

DIY’s got the first play of ‘Between the Pages’ - listen below.