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BIO
 

Riley Pearce’s third full-length, The Weight of Our Dreaming, is an intimate exploration of his evolving relationship with the music industry and his craft – both the passion that started it all and the pressures that have nearly broken it.

 

Written during a period of burnout and disillusionment with the music industry, it’s his most vulnerable and self-assured work to date: a reflection on what’s gained, what’s lost, and what it really costs to chase a lifelong dream.

 

Its atmospheric, alt-folk sound is at times raw and gritty, and at other moments determined and uplifting. This is Riley at his most dynamic – weaving the highs and lows together, holding contradiction, while always leaving space for hope. “The album is about the feeling of everything slipping away, the weight of greater responsibilities, and the higher stakes. But it also celebrates a newfound passion and an unshakable faith that this dream is a beautiful and essential part of my life.” 

 

It’s Riley’s unselfconscious ability to tell stories that are both deeply personal and effortlessly relatable that have earned him a loyal, deeply tuned-in audience since his 2016 debut

EP, Outside the Lines, featuring breakout single “Brave”. Since then, he’s racked up over 118 million global streams across 74 songs, six EPs, and two albums – with 24 of his tracks hitting over one million Spotify streams. He has co-written tracks with Garrett Kato and Dustin Tebbutt, earned an Honourable Mention in the 2021 International Songwriting Competition (ISC), and landed major sync deals for Maxton Hall, Netflix’s Love Victor, and US TV hits Shameless and Shadowhunters. On the live front, Riley has taken his storytelling global – playing renowned festivals including PinkPop (NL), A Summer’s Tale (GER), Latitude Festival (UK), The Great Escape (UK), and Zermatt Unplugged (CH). He’s also supported the likes of Leon Bridges, The Teskey Brothers, Wild Rivers, Lord Huron, Lifehouse, and Lucy Rose. His music has drawn critical attention from publications like Rolling Stone, Atwood Magazine, Music Feeds and Milky, who praised his "honest songwriting, and relatable storytelling [that] has resonated both in Australia and overseas.”

 

Now, with The Weight of Our Dreaming, Riley steps into a new chapter – meeting the doubts head-on while still clinging tightly to the joy of creating.

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DISCOGRAPHY

MUSIC - Upcoming Releases

MUSIC - POPULAR RELEASES

BraveRiley Pearce
00:00 / 04:07
ElephantsRiley Pearce
00:00 / 03:01
Indefinitely (ft Liang Lawrence)Riley Pearce
00:00 / 03:39
ElectricityRiley Pearce
00:00 / 03:43

MUSIC videos

MUSIC videos - Live

press quotes

 

 

“breezy folk meets indie-pop!”

—  TICKETMASTER

“A talented maverick.”

— THE MELLOW MUSIC

 

“His brand of folk-meets-indie-meets-pop is some of Australia’s most intoxicating and enchanting sounds.”

— PILE RATS

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"A cathartic, fresh alt-folk sigh of relief, 'Ceramic Real Estate' is Pearce’s breakup song to his unfinished music – a clean break goodbye that closes one door, and opens another.”

— ATWOOD


 

“....effortless and a rich vein of songwriting.”
 

— THE AU REVIEW 

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representation

MANAGEMENT

rileypearcemusic@gmail.com


 

BOOKINGS

Kim Ramos (AU / NZ)

kim@cultartists.com.au

 

ATC LIVE (UK / EUR)
Colin Keenan & Kathryn Dryburgh 

colin@atc-live.com

kathryn@atc-live.com


 

LICENSING & SYNC ENQUIRIES


Nettwerk Music Group (WW)
Mark Jowett

mark@nettwerk.com


 

PRESS
 

Nettwerk Music Group (WW)

Gloria Brancatisano

gbrancatisano@nettwerk.com


 

LABEL
 

Nettwerk Music Group (WW)

info@nettwerk.com

mark@nettwerk.com

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