Pete Briley is an overrated upstart with ideas above his station.
With an entrenched fascination for anything that makes a noise, this southern multi-instrumentalist has a knack for combining weird and wonderful instruments, clever chords and unique songwriting techniques with undeniably interesting and engaging melody and thoughtful lyrics.
Whilst he is probably best known for his role in The Outlaw Orchestra (Banjo and Pedal Steel) and touring the country alongside the likes of The Darkness , Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Reef and Kris Barras Band, Pete Briley‘s solo output is his playground. You can hear the broad spectrum of influences bleeding through into his songwriting, filtered through his own production and recording techniques and weaved with his distinctive, idiosyncratic way with words.
Pete’s debut album was released in 2023 and includes BBC Introducing Track of the Week and Best of 2023, ‘Elvis’, alongside the singles ’Rhonda’, ‘Right Place, Wrong Time’, ‘Sick and Tired’ and ‘Go To Bed’. The album is a smorgasbord of tracks featuring a collection of talented musicians including Dane Campbell (Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons), Jonny Moody, Ryan Smith (The Outlaw Orchestra) and Nebojsa Pavlo and has received really positive feedback.
The first single ‘Colour (California)‘ from Pete’s forthcoming second album was released on August 16th 2024 followed by ‘Cracking the Flacks‘ on December 6th. The third single from Pete‘s forthcoming 2nd album ‘All My Friends Are Wasters‘ will land on March 7th 2025.
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