Bryan Cooper

Bryan Cooper is a singer-songwriter from Yorkshire, England with a savvy, guitar-centric approach to songwriting. Nods to Graham Coxon (Blur), Bernard Butler (Suede), John Squire (The Stone Roses) and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile) Combined with a savvy, creative approach to composing, his smooth vocals, which have been likened to Elliott Smith, push through well-crafted lyrics prone to sharp thematic shifts; veering from anti-establishment to personal heartbreak to the abstract and esoteric, flirting with Modern Rock, Folk Rock and Permanent Wave genres. Bryan has previously worked with producer Mark Wallis (The Smiths, Blur, Travis). Having gigged extensively in the UK as a guitarist with his previous bands, Cooper moved to Japan which inevitably severed ties with those projects. After playing his first ever live shows as a solo artist in 2021, he's steadily building a back catalogue which shows off the breadth of his songwriting. Latest release, Transmission Coda: Selected Works 2022-2026 finds a home for acclaimed singles Robots On Mute, Envy, When The Streets Fall Silent, tracks from both Cognition By Proxy and Autotelic EPs and the newly remastered Heroes Let You Down.