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#ComingUp: Dustin Ransom Unmasks The Truth Within "Two Animals"

  • Writer: Charles Luberisse
    Charles Luberisse
  • Jun 25
  • 2 min read

Written By: Big C

The loudest battles are often fought behind the quietest faces. Dustin Ransom embraces that paradox on Two Animals, a deeply soulful meditation on identity, intimacy, and the personas we create to protect ourselves. Arriving during the week of the summer solstice, the single explores the fragile line between loving someone for who they truly are and falling for the carefully constructed version they present to the world. Crafted into warm grooves, organic instrumentation, and cinematic emotion, the song feels equally grounded in earthy soul and expansive art-rock. Dustin’s songwriting invites listeners to wrestle with vulnerability, ego, and personal transformation alongside him. The breathtaking finale, anchored by the lyric, "I'm gonna howl at the moon and watch you fly," turns heartbreak into liberation, leaving behind not despair but acceptance. It is a fearless piece of songwriting that rewards listeners willing to look beneath the surface. Dustin had to say:

'Two Animals' is a very primal, guttural song. It's about watching someone try to step into their power while simultaneously getting in their own way. It's about ego, identity, and the personas we create to protect ourselves. At some point, you can't tell where the archetype ends and the real person begins.

The single offers the first glimpse into Brothers, Dustin Ransom’s first full-length album in seven years and a project shaped by years of artistic evolution. Recorded across Nashville with engineers Ian Miller, Jared Fox, mixer Latifah Alattas, and mastering engineer Joe Causey, the production intentionally avoids electric guitars, replacing them with acoustic textures, strings, percussion, keyboards, and soulful grooves which create what Ransom describes as a "rustic, dirt-floor, mystic forest." Longtime collaborators, including members of Drew Holcomb's The Neighbors and acclaimed songwriter Gabe Dixon, help expand that sonic landscape without overshadowing Ransom's unmistakable voice. Rich with emotional honesty and layered musicianship, discover an artist-first philosophy with "Two Animals" on Apple Music or Bandcamp, and experience Dustin Ransom's opening chapter of "Brothers."


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