Breakout alt-pop artist, Ricky Montgomery has released his addicting new single, “Boy Toy” today via Warner Records. The punchy track is taken from his upcoming major label debut album, Rick – out September 29th. Listen to it now below.
About the track, Ricky explains, “‘Boy Toy’ is, like many of my songs, telling two stories at once. On its surface, it’s a song about being earnestly satisfied with being a booty call in the face of unrequited love. But beneath the lyrics, it’s a reminder to myself to not need everything to be perfect. You don’t always need to get everything you want.”
Working alongside GRAMMY-winning vets Dan Wilson and Jeremy Hatcher and GRAMMY-nominated producer Tommy English, Ricky’s forthcoming 14-track album is a soul-searching mix that balances sadness and doubt with lightness and levity. Its title alludes to Montgomery’s father, nicknamed Rick, a name he always assumed he’d eventually take on—“it seemed more ‘adult,’” he quips—but never had the nerve to.
“Rick is about my long, awkward path toward remembering myself as an artist. It’s been embarrassing and difficult, but also thrilling—kinda like changing your first name,” he says. “It’s everything I’ve ever wanted to do but was too scared to try.”
“Boy Toy” continues Ricky’s recent string of playful yet multi-layered and emotional singles “Don’t Say That” and “Eraser.” He most recently shared his emotionally charged “Black Fins” which recounts one of the most pivotal moments of Ricky’s life: his father’s 2009 suicide in Mexico, initially thought to be a scuba-diving accident until Ricky found hand-written letters.
Ahead of the forthcoming record, Ricky just concluded the Bittersweet Daze Tour this summer alongside close friends and collaborators Cavetown, mxmtoon, and grentperez. The special 12-date tour kicked off with a sold-out show at the Greek Theater, with $1 from every ticket sold benefiting Cavetown’s This Is Home Project.