River Whyless is an American folk rock band from Asheville, North Carolina.

[1] Daniel Shearin, Ryan O'Keefe, Halli Anderson, and Alex McWalters met as students at Appalachian State University.

[3] River Whyless released their first full-length album, titled A Stone, a Leaf, an Unfound Door, in 2012.

[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.