Biography
American singer/songwriter Trevor James Tillery shapes immersive sonic environments through expansive production and inward reflection. His understated vocals glide across somber textures that shift between filmic grandeur and ethereal haze, drawing primary inspiration from Radiohead, Björk, and the National. The first EP, In Moonlight, appeared in 2016, with the full-length debut Together. Alone arriving the following year. Following a stretch of personal development around 2020, he resurfaced with the second album I Dreamt You Disappeared.
Indianapolis-born and Phoenix-raised, Tillery concentrated on music from an early age. Guitar study began at thirteen, and high-school band participation sharpened his compositional abilities while still young. Between 2007 and 2012 he fronted a Phoenix indie-rock ensemble that issued three albums prior to its dissolution. Opting to follow an independent path, he traveled extensively, living first in Seattle and later in Nashville. SPELLS marked his initial solo effort, soon succeeded by Brotherun, an electronic-rock duo modeled after Radiohead and formed with his brother Nicholas Trey Tillery, known as Future Soul. The pair issued a self-titled EP and one single before suspending Brotherun activities to concentrate on separate projects.
Tillery then relocated to Los Angeles to begin solo recording. In March 2016 he previewed the direction with a minimalist cover of Blur’s “Song 2,” which gained traction on streaming platforms. One week later the debut EP In Moonlight arrived, produced by Joshua D. Niles and centered on life-and-death themes, particularly the optimistic interval “dark before the dawn.” An updated rendition of the Brotherun song “The Dissonance Between Us” was incorporated into the six-track set. Throughout 2017 Tillery pursued a monthly-single release schedule that concluded with the year-end album Together. Alone, which contained “Immortalize,” “Numb,” and “In Your Atmosphere.” The following year brought the companion remix collection Resolve_EP, highlighted by the previously unreleased track “Resolve (In Cold Blood).”
Activity remained limited in 2019 to the lone single “Sad Machine.” During the initial COVID-19 period he issued only a few recordings, among them “Stolen Thoughts” and the restless “Resurfacing,” while directing attention toward personal relationships and mental well-being. Returning to the studio in 2023, he revisited unfinished material that shaped the subsequent album cycle. Exploring candid subject matter alongside renewed optimism, Tillery completed his sophomore effort, 2024’s I Dreamt You Disappeared.
Indianapolis-born and Phoenix-raised, Tillery concentrated on music from an early age. Guitar study began at thirteen, and high-school band participation sharpened his compositional abilities while still young. Between 2007 and 2012 he fronted a Phoenix indie-rock ensemble that issued three albums prior to its dissolution. Opting to follow an independent path, he traveled extensively, living first in Seattle and later in Nashville. SPELLS marked his initial solo effort, soon succeeded by Brotherun, an electronic-rock duo modeled after Radiohead and formed with his brother Nicholas Trey Tillery, known as Future Soul. The pair issued a self-titled EP and one single before suspending Brotherun activities to concentrate on separate projects.
Tillery then relocated to Los Angeles to begin solo recording. In March 2016 he previewed the direction with a minimalist cover of Blur’s “Song 2,” which gained traction on streaming platforms. One week later the debut EP In Moonlight arrived, produced by Joshua D. Niles and centered on life-and-death themes, particularly the optimistic interval “dark before the dawn.” An updated rendition of the Brotherun song “The Dissonance Between Us” was incorporated into the six-track set. Throughout 2017 Tillery pursued a monthly-single release schedule that concluded with the year-end album Together. Alone, which contained “Immortalize,” “Numb,” and “In Your Atmosphere.” The following year brought the companion remix collection Resolve_EP, highlighted by the previously unreleased track “Resolve (In Cold Blood).”
Activity remained limited in 2019 to the lone single “Sad Machine.” During the initial COVID-19 period he issued only a few recordings, among them “Stolen Thoughts” and the restless “Resurfacing,” while directing attention toward personal relationships and mental well-being. Returning to the studio in 2023, he revisited unfinished material that shaped the subsequent album cycle. Exploring candid subject matter alongside renewed optimism, Tillery completed his sophomore effort, 2024’s I Dreamt You Disappeared.