Seattle artist and producer SYML is excited to share his latest single, “Clean Eyes.” When asked about the track, Brian Fennell (SYML) said, “I wrote 'Clean Eyes' as an outlet to express my least favorite thing about myself, that I’m a cynic. I think that is one of the most ugly traits a person can have. Somehow, I found someone who loves me through my cynicism, and shows me the world through her beautiful and honest lens.” He added, “I’ve been writing and producing a lot of material this year as I work towards an album. This is really the first song we approached with more of a 'band’ mentality. It was a fun challenge because of the contrast between the intimate lyrics and anthemic choruses.”
The song follows his August releases of new music, an early version of “Girl,” and a darker, beat driven song “WDWGILY.” “Clean Eyes” is a sticky, anthemic track that showcases Fennell’s ability to write and produce an indie pop song while staying true to his emotive lyric style and heart wrenching vocal range.
Last week SYML kicked off his worldwide headline Where Did We Go Tour in Montreal, where he played to a sold-out crowd at La Tulipe. The tour will wrap up in Europe in Munich, Germany onNovember 17th, with stops in the UK, France, Belgium and The Netherlands. A full list of dates can be found below.
SYML’s breakout single “Where’s My Love” has achieved Gold certification in Canada, The Netherlands and Belgium and is nearing 200 million combined streams worldwide with over50+ million YouTube views.
Brian Fennell began to write and record under the name SYML (which means “simple in Welsh”) in 2016. He has spent the last year either on the road or in his home studio working on his debut album (TBA, 2019).
WHERE DID WE GO TOUR DATES:
NORTH AMERICA
- 9/21 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
- 9/22 Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
- 9/23 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
- 9/24 Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College
- 9/25 Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
- 9/26 Milwaukee, WI @ The Backroom at Colectivo Coffee
- 9/27 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
- 9/29 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
- 10/11 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
- 10/16 San Diego, CA@ The Casbah
- 10/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
- 10/18 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
- 10/19 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
- 10/20 Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver
- 10/25 Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial
- 10/26 Victoria, BC@ Capital Ballroom
- 10/27 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
EUROPE
- 11/5 Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
- 11/6 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
- 11/8 London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
- 11/9 Paris, FR @ Point Ephémère
- 11/10 Cologne, DE @ Artheatre
- 11/11 Leuven, BE @ Het Depot
- 11/13 Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg Pandora
- 11/14 Groningen, NL @ Lutherse Kerk
- 11/15 Hamburg, DE @ Nochtwache
- 11/16 Berlin, DE @ Privatclub
- 11/17 Munich, DE @ Milla