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SYML

American musician (born 1983)

SYML is the solo venture of Brian Leseney Fennell, an American musician from Issaquah, Washington. He was previously part of the indie band Barcelona.

SYML released his eponymous debut album on May 3, 2019, through Nettwerk Records.

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real name: Brian Leseney Fennel

plays: musical keyboard

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Early life

Brian Fennell was born on January 16, 1983, in Issaquah, Washington, to 17- and 18-year-old second generation Welsh immigrants. He was adopted soon thereafter. From a young age, he began studying classical piano, often playing in his grandmother's retirement home. He was raised a Christian but stopped following the religion during his teenage years. He began writing his own music when he was 18 years old, his first song being used as a coping mechanism after the death of a schoolmate. After high school, he attended Seattle Pacific University and graduated with a degree in music education with an emphasis in percussion. After years of living in and around Seattle, he returned to his hometown and resides there where he writes and produces...

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Career

In 2005, SYML finished his first solo album Safety Songs. By the end of that year, he formed the band Barcelona with Brian Eichelberger, Chris Bristol, and Rhett Stonelake. Their debut album Absolutes was released in 2007. Universal Records signed Barcelona in 2008 and re-released Absolutes with four new songs in 2009.

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Musician - Songwriter - Singer from Issaquah, Washington, United States. Born January 16, 1983. Based in Seattle, United States. From Discogs (free to use). Their entry

Liner notes

SYML, the records, oldest first
  1. Hurt for Me
    2016 ep
    wanted
  2. Hurt for Me (piano & strings)
    2017 ep
    wanted
  3. In My Body
    2018 ep
  4. SYML
    2019 album
    wanted
  5. Sad
    2020 ep
  6. Lost
    2020 ep
  7. And You Know You’re Not the Only One
    2020 ep
  8. Things That We Hide from View
    2020 ep
  9. Chill
    2020 ep
  10. Wondering How It Ends
    2020 ep
  11. You Knew It Was Me
    2020 ep
  12. Work
    2020 ep
  13. I Knew It Would Change Me
    2020 ep
  14. Ancient Call
    2021 ep
  15. Sacred Spaces
    2021 album
  16. DIM
    2021 ep
  17. The Day My Father Died
    2023 album
  18. How I Got Home
    2023 ep
  19. Infinity
    2024 ep
    wanted
  20. The Vashon Sessions
    2025 ep
  21. Nobody Lives Here
    2025 album
  22. The Morning After a Death
    2026 album
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