SYML是Brian Fennell的个人事业，他曾是独立乐队 Barcelona 成员，是来自美国的另类/独立/流行歌手和词曲作者。SYML的音乐有一种神圣的品质，他的作品主题常提及人们追寻避难所的本能，无论那是一个地方还是一个人。这是因为他自己有一个丰富而复杂的成长经历，那是失去、悲伤和爱交织在一起的过程，这促使他总是想知道，人与人之间的联系是如何塑造人这个个体的。 39岁的他相信：“我们拥有强大的意识能力，知道自己在这里意味着什么。”在这个信念下，他渡过了2021年养父去世的那段时间，也帮助了他的朋友和家人。在那一年他创作并发行了令人难以忘怀的、悲痛欲绝的EP《DIM》以及本张新专辑《The Day My Father Died》。Fennell解释说：“它们的创生点非常接近，但它们的不同之处在于，第一张EP带着痛苦和困惑，而这张专辑实际上很轻松，至少对我来说是这样。” 《The Day My Father Died》是一张非凡的专辑，包含超过15首歌曲。SYML对我们的生活交织的方式进行了深刻的探索，并创作了这一首又一首的作品。 SYML’s music has a sacred quality. The solo venture of Seattle artist Brian Fennell, its themes tap into the instincts that drive us to places of sanctuary, whether that be a place or person. “It comes back to your identity of being human; throughout time we’ve shared the same drive,” he explains. His own upbringing – interwoven with experiences of abandonment, adoption, loss, grief and love – is what drives him to question how connections between people shape us as individuals. The Day My Father Died is an exceptional record. Over 15 songs, SYML offers a profound exploration of the ways in which our lives intertwine. Throughout the album, SYML weaves in familiar iconography as a means of examining his feelings towards others, and about himself.