River Whyless

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River Whyless
River Whyless at Saint, Asbury Park, NJ 06192017 LHCollins 500.jpg
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
Website riverwhyless.com

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

Contents

History

Daniel Shearin, Ryan O'Keefe, Halli Anderson, and Alex McWalters met as students at Appalachian State University. They all moved to Asheville after graduation. [2] McWalters said that they considered moving to Austin, Nashville, New York, or 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

Halli Anderson, June 2017 Halli Anderson of River Whyless at Saint Asbury Park NJ 06192017 500 v2 LHCollins.jpg
Halli Anderson, June 2017
Ryan O'Keefe, June 2017 Ryan O'Keefe of River Whyless at Saint Asbury Park NJ 06192017LHCollins 500 v3.jpg
Ryan O'Keefe, June 2017
Daniel Shearin, June 2017 Daniel Shearin of River Whyless at Saint Asbury Park NJ 06192017 500 LHCollins.jpg
Daniel Shearin, June 2017
Alex McWalters, June 2017 Alex McWalters of River Whyless at Saint Asbury Park NJ 06192017 500 LHCollins.jpg
Alex McWalters, June 2017

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

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