Having over five years of experience from playing in several bands, Bryan Ream has come back this year with a musical project of his own. Rooftops’ unique sound brings beautiful ambiance, melodic driven lambent guitar lines, infectious percussive cadence, and thoughtful lyricism to today’s modern rock genre. With influences that span from Brand New, Two Door Cinema, and Modern Baseball, Rooftops takes the best aspects of all these great bands and has made his recent single “Falling” debuting November 6th, 2020.

Since then Rooftops has accumulated 35,000 Streams on Spotify since his first release in November with 10,000 unique listeners. Now the artist is coming out with another upbeat, jangly, new single, “I Don’t Care Tonight.” Inspired by The 1975, Rooftops new single is sure to bring in a myriad of new listeners this year.

Tell us about the genesis of your project. How did you get to where you are now?

I never really planned on starting a band. A friend of mine had sent me a Tic Tok about how to write a MidWest emo song and I responded with “Yeah it’s pretty easy” and a video of me playing the chord progression of our first song Falling that had come off the top of my head. After that I ended up writing 2 more songs within a week and I was like well… guess I should just release them.

What is the favorite song you wrote and why? 

If it were a life or death situation and I had to pick one it would probably be I Don’t Care Tonight because it’s so fun to play and I can’t wait to play it live

Who are your all time musical icons?

Some of my favorite bands that I look up to and pull inspiration from are The Foo Fighters, Brand New and The 1975.

What are some things to do to keep your inspiration alive?

I like to pull inspiration from real life experience and feelings and part of that is just going out, living life and having a good time. Then using those stories to fuel the next song.

Who are you binge listening to these days?

Definitely listening to the new Twenty One Pilots album a lot. But i’m always listening to early to mid 2000’s emo and pop punk whether that be Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World or Taking Back Sunday.

Favorite movie or TV show?

My all time favorite movie is The Hangover

Tell us about your latest release and how it came about

Better Off Alone is sonicley a different sound for Rooftops but came naturally during the writing process. The song tells the story of the night my girlfriend of 3 years and I broke up and talks about everything from the thoughts in my head to what it looked like sitting in the car that night.

What’s the future looking like for you?

Honestly I have no idea. I’m involved with several projects at the moment and any one of them could pull me in a different direction.

Who inspires your style and aesthetics?

I wouldn’t say I pull inspiration from any one thing. But I have been told I give off some Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World vibes because of my hair and the way I dress on stage.

What is the achievement or moment in your career you are the most proud of and why?

One of the coolest experiences I’ve ever had was getting to perform at an open mic night at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. I got to share the stage and meet people from all over the world that night and it’s really cool to think that we all gathered in this one legendary 5×8 foot stage to share the songs we wrote.

What do you think is the best way to make it as an artist nowadays?

I think creating a product that people can connect and relate to is very important but also staying on top of the social media game and interacting with as many people as possible.

What would you change in the music and entertainment industry especially after this past year?

I think the streaming services should be paying the artist more. We’ve seen that shows can be taken away in an instant and touring is where an artist makes most of their money. But that money also doesn’t just go into the pocket of the artist, it also goes to all of the crew behind the scenes that rely on these artists to make a living.