Ricky Montgomery

Born in Los Angeles and long based in St. Louis, Missouri, Ricky Montgomery develops an intimate pop-writing style that blends indie pop, alternative pop, and bedroom pop, with direct melodies, a flexible vocal delivery, and arrangements that move from acoustic to a more produced pop without losing a personal tone. First spotted in the mid-2010s on Vine, where he posted short original songs with a humorous touch, Ricky Montgomery released the EP Caught on the Moon in 2014 and the album Montgomery Ricky in 2016. In parallel, he launched The Honeysticks, a band project formed with a childhood friend, which allows him to explore a neighboring register between indie pop and light rock. After a hiatus at the end of the 2010s, Ricky Montgomery returned to the forefront when Mr. Loverman and Line Without a Hook circulated widely on TikTok in 2020, giving new visibility to his repertoire. This revival was accompanied by new versions of these tracks in 2021 with Chloe Moriondo and mxmtoon, followed by a renewed activity marked by the EP It’s 2016 Somewhere in 2022 and the albums Rick in 2023 and Rick(y) in 2024. In his songs, Ricky Montgomery often works with a sentimental and nervy pop, pierced by memorable refrains, bittersweet textures, and a clear sense of personal storytelling.