Ryan Dart crafts personal narratives with equal measures swagger (the opening “Caught Up”) and sway (“Dance If You Want To”). Proof: Grow Toward the Light. The Colorado-based singer-songwriter’s excellent new album out July 2 2021 deftly backs buoyant originals (“Love Will Come Find You,” “Tragedy and Me”) with stunning covers of the timeless traditional “You Gotta Move,” the Rolling Stones (“No Expectations”) and Townes Van Zandt (“Colorado Girl”). “Townes is in my top five greatest songwriters of all time,” Dart says. “His ability to pour out heartbreak and honesty blows me away. ‘Colorado Girl’ paints the picture of longing to be back with the person you love after too much time on the road.”