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River Whyless
River Whyless performing in 2017
Background information
OriginAsheville, North Carolina
GenresFolk rock
Years active2012–present
Members
  • Ryan O'Keefe
  • Halli Anderson
  • Daniel Shearin
  • Alex McWalters
Websiteriverwhyless.com

River Whyless is an American folk rock band from Asheville, North Carolina.[1]

History

Daniel Shearin, Ryan O'Keefe, Halli Anderson, and Alex McWalters met as students at

Los Angeles, but chose Asheville.[3] O'Keefe, Anderson, and McWalters were already performing in a band when Shearin joined them in 2012.[2]

River Whyless released their first full-length album, titled A Stone, a Leaf, an Unfound Door, in 2012. They followed that by releasing a self-titled EP in 2015.[4][5] In 2016, the band released their second full-length album, titled We All the Light, via Roll Call Records.[6][7][8][9]

River Whyless released their third studio album, Kindness, a Rebel, in 2018.[10]

They released their fourth album, Monoflora, in 2022.[11]

Band members

  • Ryan O'Keefe – vocals, guitar[12][1]
  • Halli Anderson – vocals, violin[12][1]
  • Daniel Shearin – vocals, bass, harmonium[12][1]
  • Alex McWalters – drums[12][1]
Halli Anderson, June 2017
Ryan O'Keefe, June 2017
Daniel Shearin, June 2017
Alex McWalters, June 2017

Discography

Studio albums

  • A Stone, a Leaf, an Unfound Door (2012)
  • We All the Light (2016)
  • Kindness, a Rebel (2018)
  • Monoflora (2022)

EPs

  • River Whyless (2015)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sense of Place Asheville: River Whyless". NPR.org. NPR Music. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Moses, Desire' (April 1, 2013). "River Whyless patches world music influences into new album". Cville. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  3. Citizen-Times of USA Today
    . Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Golden, Grant (January 20, 2015). "River Whyless: River Whyless EP". Paste. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "The 10 Best EPs of 2015". Paste Magazine. December 31, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Stroud, Scott (September 10, 2016). "Review: River Whyless, a band with a fresh sound emerging from Asheville". Associated Press. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  7. ^ Boilen, Bob (August 18, 2016). "Review: River Whyless, 'We All The Light'". NPR. NPR Music. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  8. ^ O'Hearn, Amie (August 29, 2016). "River Whyless drop beautifully crafted think piece on 'We All the Light' (album review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "River Whyless on World Cafe". NPR.org. NPR Music. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "River Whyless' 'Kindness, a Rebel' Examines the American Experiment". npr.org. May 31, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Album review: River Whyless Grows 'Monoflora' in 30-Day Burst". nodepression.com. April 5, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d Wickstrom, Matt. "'River Whyless' moves from tiny desks to the big stage". The Kentucky Kernel. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

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