River Whyless

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

River Whyless
River Whyless performing in 2017
Background information
Origin	Asheville
Genres	Folk rock
Years active	2012–present
Members	Ryan O'Keefe Halli Anderson Daniel Shearin Alex McWalters
Website	riverwhyless.com

History

Daniel Shearin, Ryan O'Keefe, Halli Anderson, and Alex McWalters met as students at Appalachian State University. McWalters said that they considered moving to Austin, Nashville, New York, or Los Angeles, but chose eventually chose Asheville, North Carolina.^[2][3] O'Keefe, Anderson, and McWalters were already performing in a band when Shearin joined them in 2012.^[3]

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

• Ryan O'Keefe – vocals, guitar^[12][1]
• Halli Anderson – vocals, violin^[12][1]
• Daniel Shearin – vocals, bass, harmonium^[12][1]
• Alex McWalters – drums^[12][1]

Halli Anderson, June 2017	Ryan O'Keefe, June 2017	Daniel Shearin, June 2017	Alex McWalters, June 2017

Discography

Studio albums

• A Stone, a Leaf, an Unfound Door (2012)
• We All the Light (2016)
• Kindness, a Rebel (2018)
• Monoflora (2022)

EPs

• River Whyless (2015)