Live Music: Bryan John Appleby

Bryan John Appleby is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Seattle. His  folk-centric body of work meanders between mid-century pop, cinematic psych, and 70s  crooner country.  

With a body of work spanning two decades, he’s toured with Deep Sea Diver, The Head and  the Heart, and Tomo Nakayama, and shared stages with Damien Jurado, Y La Bamba,  Shaina Shepherd, Dean Johnson, Sera Cahoone, and many others. These days, the goal is  to find more connective “human-scale” rooms to perform in, building regional DIY tours (preferably with routes near swimmable water). 

His latest full-length, Underwater Easy Breathing, exemplifies his distinct production  palette. Lush, coastal, and synth-laced, the album is a natural next step in his wandering,  often densely layered repertoire. Previous works include The Narrow Valley (2015), a  cinematic, maximalist concept album drenched in dreamy, orchestral layers and  experimental sounds, and Fire on the Vine (2011), a darker collection with more  conventional folk structures and organic instrumentation.