“Some music just makes you happy when you hear it….stellar tunes that draw from a variety of rich influences: rock and roll, rockabilly, garage rock, power-pop, country….” –Eclectic Music Lover

“Not content to simply toe Nashville’s pop-country line, Howell makes music with a refreshing roots-rock bent that recalls Bruce Springsteen or The Georgia Satellites’ Dan Baird.”
–Kansas City Star

“….A refreshingly unique artist, he reminds me a little of a young Van Morrison….gritty vocals, red-hot guitar, and a bedrock foundation of hooks and melody.” –Faster and Louder

Mixing both classic and modern influences with an energetic and impassioned approach, Bryan Howell’s music has drawn comparisons to a variety of classic and contemporary artists, while garnering strong reviews and airplay on SiriusXM, internet and college radio. Onstage, he and his backing band The Standalones tear into a diverse set ranging from full-on rock numbers to soul and country-inflected ballads with an equal amount of showmanship and focus, earning high praise as a dynamic live act. Currently hard at work in the recording studio, Howell is now working to complete an album of ambitious new material while also taking to the stage again.