Rookie of the Year
Music is thoroughly entwined with our lives—organically spreading from pers… Read Full Bio ↴Music is thoroughly entwined with our lives—organically spreading from person to person and city to city, leaving a trail of devotees in its wake. Singer-songwriter Ryan Dunson, who has played under the name Rookie of the Year since 2004, has embraced this fact, crisscrossing the country nearly a dozen times, winning hearts and developing a deeply personal connection with his fans.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL is Rookie of the Year's third studio album and marks the shining moment in Dunson's evolution from acoustic-pop upstart to shimmering indie troubadour. Rookie of the Year began as a solo acoustic project, then evolved into a full band, and has been stripped down and rebuilt several times since, giving his audience a different perspective with each record and tour.

"The new album is a fresh start for me," says the Fayetteville, North Carolina-based Dunson. "It takes elements from the past records but focuses much more on the overall songwriting effort." THE MOST BEAUTIFUL is a tightly-constructed collaborative effort between Dunson, producer Matt Malpass (Copeland, Lydia) and friends including Matt Thiessen (of the Grammy-nominated Relient K) and Erika Lauren (of MTV's The Real World: DC), among others.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL chronicles Dunson's growth as both a musician and a person. "The song 'Run Away' is all about creating a new adventure," he says of the vast soundscape that opens the album. "Then there's 'Turn the Page,' which is about letting go of the past—something that I've had to do as Rookie of the Year has evolved over the years." Songs on the record efficiently dance between genres while ultimately yearning for a brighter future, endearing Rookie of the Year to many.

Dunson's packed tour schedule and willingness to play everywhere he can have enabled him to connect with fans of all ages. "At first, my audience was primarily teenagers, but now at shows I see younger fans all the way up to parents singing along with the music. It's really a cool atmosphere," he explains. "I'd like to think there's a universal element to my music where you never really have to grow out of Rookie of the Year."

Rookie of the Year has sold over 70,000 records in the last 5 years and songs have appeared on MTV's Laguna Beach and The Hills. Radio stations as far away as Indonesia have also fallen in love with "Frustrated" off of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL. With over 10 million plays on social networking sites and previous tours with Mutemath, LFO, Secondhand Serenade, and Gym Class Heroes, Rookie of the Year has earned a place as one of the hardest-working artists in today's music scene.

"I write music to help people get through the bad times in their lives," says Dunson. "Life is an adventure and I hope THE MOST BEAUTIFUL can be the soundtrack to it."

For fans of: Secondhand Serenade, Relient K, JamisonParker, Sherwood, The Rocket Summer
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Rookie of the Year Lyrics


Any Longer Hold your breath, breaking before the fall Did you lay it…
Asleep With You Skip a rock across the river Wishing that you were never…
Bizarre Love Triangle Every time I think of you I get shot right through…
Chase In a chase I can't breathe And these clocks hands tick…
Consider This Summer Rock and Roll girl come outside tonight. Put your arms up…
Danger Zone Hey you, this terrible nightmare We've got something to say …
Daytona In Flames Daytona in flames that's what i think of you daytona…
Do You Miss Me do you miss me when you smile? do you miss me…
Don't Tear Me Apart Will you roll with me tonight? See the city lights Talk abou…
Enjoy This Drive Hum along If you find it in your heart to try…
Fall Asleep With You Skip a rock across the river Wishing that you were never…
Falling From The Sky Summertime, I thought you never knew It was mine, I didn't…
Feel Like New Let's start this off with the nervous scene I practiced all…



Frustrated (Hurricane) I wake up to get down You and me girl on…
Having To Let Go This winter is rising And you're not here Sweetly leave. …
Here Today close your eyes tonight. don't you go she whispered softly.…
I'm Gone Tomorrow Please don't leave me i'm gone tomorrow she said. Please do…
It's You Follow the leader she said Follow the leader she cried…
Just For Tonight You fake yourself from everyone. And you cry yourself to…
Liars and Battlelines It's hard to believe a liar When she's calling out your…
Life I'm already yours. You can see it in my eyes. I'm already…
Life Fall Fast Now I'm already yours you can see it in my eyes i'm already…
Life Falls Fast Now I'm already yours. You can see it in my eyes. I'm already…
My Ocean I put that quarter in the jukebox, baby, like we…
Poison Like Your Own For a minute there I thought you were worth my…
Pop Destroyed The Scene "Ten past nine or around midnight I forgot the time" she…
Raleigh Stuck between Twenty-eight and seventeen And I don't kn…
Run Away He holds her up like a trophy Is this real like…
Savannah Stop, stare, goodbye This guitar won't play the sound But it…
Sebring Nights Almost heaven and here we are. Long trip long drive…
Set the Sails Did they count you out? We're lost within. The feelings that…
Shoebox Moments rainy night in out small town. there's another rip in the…
Sign of Her Glory Is this what you wanted? Holding your knees to your head…
Silhouettes Click my heals three times. Take me anywhere but here. Whisp…
Since I Left Your World Wake up, alone It's been a few years since I left…
Something Incredible And this could be something incredible. Or not worth my…
Sooner Or Later Carolina's rain splashes on my face Florida's sun is watchin…
Spinning Around I wanna hold on to you Every time that you're mine But…
Summer Here we are and here we are Here we are unbroken She…
Sweet Attention I'm calling it quits Not enough to talk about it And the…
The Blue Roses Close the door and leave me inside. I'll miss the fireworks…
The Goodnight Moon Did you really want a chance? Did you really want to…
The Weekend You found a new love now. He is your type. No need…
Tonight You fake yourself from everyone And you cry yourself to slee…
Turn the Page (100 Miles) You walked away I was on the run. 4 months…
Vampire Vegas Oh yeah, ah, cigarette smoke in an open bar You bring…
Van story Hills You mean so much to me girl. But the time…
What Is Love Crazy, maybe If I fall asleep someday And I never wanna be…


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