Ne’er-do-well Release Debut EP “Fun Days”

Austin, TX’s Ne’er-do-well, the moniker for one-man band Bryan Rolli, has released his debut EP, Fun Days, which is now streaming everywhere. Produced by Kieran Krebs of Overcast Recordings, the five-song EP is a wry, raucous love letter to the people, places and sounds that made Rolli the person and artist he is today.

“Fun Days is the product of my hopes, dreams, anxieties and neuroses. (And my riffs. Plenty of those.) It’s a love letter to the people, places and sounds that made me the person and artist I am today. The title and cover art are an homage to the carnival that came through my hometown every summer. (And specifically to Clay Aiken for Bacon, the pot-bellied pig who competed in the pig races every year.) We used to roam Boyertown Park like we owned the place, flirting, fighting and dreaming of a life beyond our one-road, dead-end town. Those experiences — those potholed backroads and cigarette-stained diner booths — inspired “Compromise,” which I wrote about the feeling of being 18, full of piss and vinegar, standing on the precipice of the rest of my life, racked with terror that every decision I made had the power to make or break my future. Of course that wasn’t true. I realize now that all of those decisions and experiences have a cumulative effect, and I wouldn’t be the person I am without them. Basically, all that existential dread was a huge waste of time — but at least I got a song out of it. Welcome to Fun Days, please have your tickets ready, and I sincerely hope you enjoy the ride.”