SayWeCanFly

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SayWeCanFly
Birth nameBraden Barrie
Born (1994-11-18) November 18, 1994 (age 28)
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels We Are Triumphant Records
Website www.flowcode.com/page/saywecanfly/

Braden Barrie is a singer/songwriter from Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. He is currently working under the name SayWeCanFly.

Contents

Career

Barrie began performing under the stage name SayWeCanFly in 2009, a name created by Landon Hagemann and Fred Kwon, Barrie's former classmates. In 2013, Barrie released an EP titled Heaven Is Hell. [1] SayWeCanFly was ranked number three on Alternative Press's 2013 Readers Poll: Best AP&R Band. [2]

In January 2015, Barrie released his debut album titled Between the Roses. [3] [4] Barrie collaborated with Canadian post-hardcore band Bitter Kids to release a reimagined version of their single, "All of This". [5]

SayWeCanFly performed as part of Warped Tour in 2015. [6] He then embarked on a European and UK tour in early 2016, featuring co-headliners Tonight Alive and Set It Off, as well as The Ready Set. [7]

SayWeCanFly released their third full album, ‘’Beautiful Mess’’, in 2018.

Discography

As SayWeCanFly

Studio albums

  • Between the Roses (2015) [8]
  • Blessed Are Those (2016)
  • Beautiful Mess (2018)
  • Beneath The Roses (2023)

EPs

  • Will I Make it to the Big Time, Brother Landon? (2010)
  • Sleepy Time EP (2011)
  • Home (2011)
  • Dandelion Necklace EP (2012)
  • Riverside Drive Memories (2012)
  • Landon the Founder: My Life (2012)
  • Heaven Is Hell (2013)
  • Anything but Beautiful (2013)
  • Darling (2015)
  • Storyteller Unplugged (2017)
  • Nosebleed (2020)

As Braden Barrie

Studio albums

  • Limitless (2018)

Podcast

  • Coffee Thoughts Podcast (2014–present) [9]

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References

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  2. Whitt, Cassie. "2013 Readers Poll: Best AP&R Band". Alternative Press. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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  4. Whitt, Cassie. "SayWeCanFly performs "Song Of The Sparrow" for APTV Sessions". Alternative Press. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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