Artist · chart history
Syml
Solo artist Issaquah United States aka. Brian Fennell
Syml is an artist from Issaquah. Syml has 6 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2018–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Clean Eyes”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #43. The station that charted Syml most often is 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2018.
SYML is the solo project of Brian Fennell, a musician from Issaquah, Washington, who spent his earlier years in the indie band Barcelona before going it alone. The name comes stylized in capitals, but the music does the opposite: hushed, keyboard-led songs that drift in slowly, built on space and restraint, with Fennell's voice floating near the top like breath on a cold window.
"Where's My Love", from the 2016 EP Hurt for Me, is a spare, aching ballad that never raises its voice. Summer Hemisphere, in 2018, brought "Clean Eyes", and a self-titled album followed on Nettwerk Records in May 2019.
The Day My Father Died, in 2023, has a title that tells you where his head was, and "Believer" came from it, another slow-burning piece of quiet devastation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Syml on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Eyes | 3 | #43 | – | 2018 | |
| 2 | Where's My Love | 2 | #43 | – | 2018 | |
| 3 | Believer | 1 | #79 | – | 2023 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 79 | Believer | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2023 |
| 2019 | 43 | Clean Eyes | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2019 |
| 2018 | 43 | Where's My Love | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2018 |
| 2018 | 73 | Clean Eyes | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2018 |
| 2018 | 64 | Clean Eyes | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2018 |
| 2018 | 86 | Where's My Love | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2018 |
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