Brendan Burke first began writing and recording his own brand of folk-and-punk-infused indie rock in the summer of 2017, between his junior and senior years of high school. His debut single, Psychoactive, released in September of the same year. He cites solo acts such as John K. Samson and Frank Turner as well as bands like Frightened Rabbit and The Hold Steady as major influences on his style, though he enjoys creating an eclectic mix of music in a variety of conventional genres. He enjoys writing lyrics with figurative language that examines historical events and scenarios and convert the emotional responses of those times into something relatable, raw, and human. Brendan currently lives and plays live in Cleveland, Ohio.