Folk 18/10/2022

Riley Pearce

Riley Pearce performs Keep Moving on the roof, delivering a stripped-back rendition that leans into restraint and understatement. A simple, considered performance that lets the song speak for itself.

ARTIST | Riley Pearce
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Riley Pearce is a Perth-based alt-folk artist known for his understated songwriting and emotionally direct approach to modern folk. Since emerging with early releases like Brave and Kin, he’s built a reputation for songs that sit comfortably between intimacy and scale, pairing warm acoustic textures with thoughtful, often restless lyricism.

Across releases including Break and Willow, Pearce has steadily grown an international audience, touring extensively through Australia, Europe, and the UK. His work favours restraint over spectacle, positioning him as an artist who trusts simplicity, craft, and feeling to carry the song.