SYML releases 'The Bird' (Sasha Remix) on June 28th
SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW
Ahead of his performance at Rock Werchter festival this coming weekend, Seattle based artist and producer SYML (AKA Brian Fennell) is excited to share the Sasha Remix for his critically acclaimed single, “The Bird.” The original was picked by NPR as one of the Best 11 Songs We Heard on release, called it “fantastic” and "takes him to glitchier and more soaring terrain, like some sort of gorgeous pastiche of Hozier and Sigur Rós.” The Grammy Award nominee, four times International Dance Music Award winner and four times DJ Mag Award winner Sasha takes “The Bird” to an altogether different sonic plain. LISTEN HERE
Speaking about the remix, Sasha says, “When SYML approached me to remix ‘The Bird’, I couldn’t wait to get in the studio. The original has beautiful ethereal melodies, and incredible vocals, so there were amazing parts to work with. I just had to get the beats right and I’m really happy with how it turned out.”
Sasha’s already prosperous career is burgeoning exponentially, as is the range of his achievements: mixing fabric 99; tracks released on Kompakt and Watergate; his superb Scene Delete compilation (Late Night Tales); record sell-out REFRACTED live shows; legendary All Night Long sets, world tours and sold out label showcases. The ultimate timeless artist, Sasha is still enlisting new fans worldwide and appealing to each coming generation.
The video for “The Bird” was shot by Seattle director Hayley Young and features Tacoma-based, self-taught dancer and choreographer Larieza Leigh Smith, who SYML discovered via Instagram and immediately recruited to choreograph a contemporary piece for the video, which also features two of her students. WATCH (AND SHARE) “THE BIRD” HERE
SYML released his self-titled debut album in May this year, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard Heatseakers Chart. Recorded in his basement studio, 20 miles outside of Seattle, the album was mostly produced by Fennell himself, with additional collaboration with Mark Ralph on “Wildfire” and Chad Copelin on four songs including the lead single “Clean Eyes” and was mixed by Grammy award winning engineer Joe Visciano (Beck, Adele)
SYML's breakout single, “Where’s My Love,” has had over 350 million combined streams online and is Certified Gold in the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium and Platinum in Canada.
SYML is currently in Europe for a number festival dates including Rock Werchter and Haldern Pop as well as shows in Milan and Dublin. He will return for a headline tour, which begins September 11 in Vienna, Austria, and includes stops in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourgh, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France and culminates in London, UK at the Scala on October 29th. Over the past year, he has shared the stage with Lewis Capaldi, Bruno Major, and supported Dean Lewis on his sold-out US spring run. A complete list of upcoming European tour dates follow below.
North American shows
10 Aug San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
12 Aug Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour *
15 Aug Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
16 Aug Vancouver, BC @ Imperial *
17 Aug Seattle, WA @ Neptune *
* EXES support
European tour dates
29 June Werchter, Belgium @ Rock Werchter
1 July Milan, Italy @ Magnolia
6 July Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory
8 Aug Haldern, Germany @ Haldern Pop
11 Sept Vienna, Austria @ B72
12 Sept Munich, Germany @ Strom
14 Sept Zurich, Switzerland @ Papiersaal
16. Sept Frankfurt, Germany @ Zoom
17 Sept Cologne, Germany @ Luxor
18 Sept Berlin, Germany @ Bi Nuu
14 Oct Brussels, Belguin @ Ancienne Belgique
15 Oct Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
17 Oct Oslo, Norway @ Ingensteds
19 Oct Gothenburg, Sweden @ Oceanen
20 Oct Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Bar Brooklyn
21 Oct Copenhagen, Denmark @ Ideal Bar
23 Oct Paris, France @ Maroquinerie
25 Oct Brighton, UK @ The Haunt
26 Oct Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
27 Oct Manchester, UK @ Band on a Wall
29 Oct London, UK @ Scala
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