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Brian Fennell is a student of simplicity. As SYML (pronounced "simmel"), which translates to "simple" in Welsh, Fennell writes emotive songs that capture the ethos of his musical persona. Ultimately his songs are a kind and truthful depiction of emotion grounded by his gut-wrenching vocal delivery. His eponymous self titled debut album (SYML) will release May 3, 2019 and is mixed by Grammy award winning engineer Joe Visciano (Beck, Adele), SYML by SYML is 12 tracks of transcendent and emotional dream-pop, synth-rock, and cathartic, uplifting emotion. Additional album standouts including "Bed," "Girl" and "Connor" touch upon reflections on fatherhood, family and overcoming hardship. The album also includes breakout single, "Where's My Love," which has over 300 million combined streams and over 20 placements and is Certified Platinum in Canada and Gold in the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium

  • SYML unpacks Seattle's influence on his music / RollingStone
    Posted At: September 18, 2023
    A Juxtaposition of Grit and NatureRollingStone's LAUREN BALLANTYNE writes….BRIAN FENNELL, WHO performs under the name SYML, has a clear sense of gratitude when he recalls growing up in Seattle with access to the nature, culture, and music that helped shape him as an artist. In a new episode of Visit Seattle’s Music Genesis series, Fennell discusses his now Platinum-certified single “Where’s My Love” and she...

  • SYML is Just Getting Started / 425
    Posted At: September 4, 2023
    425's Blake Peterson writes….Brian Fennell, who performs under the name SYML, is more popular now than ever. It seemed to make the most sense to talk to Brian Fennell at the house in Sammamish he’s lived in for the last six years. But that idea got politely spurned in favor of the nearby Lower Evans Creek Preserve, another place that feels like home, or, as Fennell later puts it, like a backyard. He often g...

  • Rising Seattle star SYML keeps winning new fans including some famous ones / The Seattle Times
    Posted At: April 12, 2023
    The Seattle Times Michael Rietmulder writes….Seattle singer-songwriter Brian Fennell, who performs under the name SYML,  is head down in a Queen Anne coffee shop, staring intently at his phone. Scrolling and tapping with determination and focus, the singer-songwriter better known as SYML is engaged in a very Seattle form of competitive parenting: signing up for skiing lessons before all the spots are f...

  • SYML The Day My Father Died / mxdwn review
    Posted At: March 28, 2023
    Shallow Yearning That Makes for Loads of Lamentationsmxdwn's ZACHARY BLAIR writes….This past February, SYML released another album, The Day My Father Died. Filled to the brim with melancholy, the art within is the effect this work has on those outside, obviously. However, there certainly is a point of harmony between originality and nuance that isn’t entirely reached here.Singer-songwriter SYML is no strang...

  • SYML joins forces for Lucius with gorgeous new live performance from forthcoming album / Wonderland.
    Posted At: November 8, 2022
    SYML is the moodier solo venture of Barcelona frontman and Seattle native Brian Fennell. He broke through with his 2017 song "Where's My Love," which spent 20 weeks on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart. He gained wider attention with his 2019 full-length debut, SYML, and has continued to refine his sound, releasing the EPs You Knew It Was Me (2020) and DIM (2021), and the 2022 streaming hits "You and I" and ...

  • SYML returns with 'Lost Myself' featuring Guy Garvey of Elbow / BroadwayWorld
    Posted At: September 28, 2022
    BroadwayWorld's Michael Major writes….SYML-the project of singer, songwriter and producer Brian Fennell-returns today with a new track, "Lost Myself" featuring Guy Garvey of British quartet Elbow, alongside a video. More music from SYML is imminent. "I've been a fan of Guy and Elbow since their album Cast of Thousands got stuck in my car's CD player when I was in college," SYML says of the collaboratio...

  • 'Where's My Love' by SYML positively distinguishes itself on INDIE OBSESSIVE playlist
    Posted At: May 4, 2019

    The outstanding emotive song of 2016 has surfaced. It's entitled "Where's My Love." The piano isn't complex. Nor is the support by the strings (cello, right?). The vocals aren't demanding. But the elements are combined in a manner that positively distinguishes the song from others in our playlist. "Where's My Love" is a track by SYML, which is the performance name of Brian Fennell. He was a founding...

  • SYML's debut album is anything but / IRISH TIMES
    Posted At: May 3, 2019

    Adopted as a child, SYML  ( former frontman of indie band Barcelona) discovered that his biological parents are Welsh, fuelling his curiosity about identity.  Swinging between sensitive pop-rock songs destined for the charts, such as the punchy and empathic Break Free, and experimental electronic songs, the singer-songwriter lays out all the elements of his life that define him. In a ...

  • SYML performs 'The BIrd' live at Provenance in Philadelphia
    Posted At: April 26, 2019

    Brian Fennell is a student of simplicity. As SYML (pronounced "simmel"), which translates to "simple" in Welsh, Fennell writes emotive songs that capture the ethos of his musical persona. Ultimately his songs are a kind and truthful depiction of emotion grounded by his gut-wrenching vocal delivery. His eponymous self titled debut album (SYML) will release May 3, 2019 and is mixed by Grammy award winning ...

  • SYML shares 'The Bird' video and announces extensive US/Euro tour / VENTS
    Posted At: April 11, 2019

    Having recently announced his self-titled debut album, set for release on May 3rd, today Seattle based artist and producer SYML (AKA Brian Fennell) is excited to share the official video for his critically acclaimed single, "The Bird." The video was shot by Seattle director Hayley Young and features Tacoma-based, self-taught dancer and choreographer Larieza Leigh Smith, who SYML discovered via Instagram ...

  • SYML set for Easy Street Records in-store before sold out Columbia City Theater show / West Seattle blog
    Posted At: April 11, 2019

    Join West Seattle for a very special solo acoustic performance from SYML at Easy Street Records in The Junction, hours before his SOLD OUT show at Columbia City Theater, Tuesday, April 16th – 6 pm. There will be a signing and advanced album playback to follow. Hear the new album two weeks early! Everyone is welcome to attend the show on a first come, first serve basis. Brian Fennell is a s...
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