The new album by Slow Runner, Dog Years, is now available to pre-order!

Slow Runner is the creative vessel for Michael Flynn, an Americana-adjacent singer/songwriter based in western North Carolina. His songs have been featured on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Shameless, and on commercials for useful products like cars and shampoo. He’s also won a few awards for songwriting, most recently the 2021 Newsong Music Grand Prize. After a few years performing under his own name, Michael signed a record deal with SonyBMG in 2006 and began releasing music as Slow Runner in a long-running collaboration with producer/multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaler and other musical friends. Slow Runner has spawned 6 full length albums among other EPs and singles, and has toured internationally with acts like The Avett Brothers, Josh Ritter, and many others. His music explores disparate genres from dreamy synth-pop to confessional folk, always anchored by compelling lyrics and an authentic emotional core. 

Called "a pioneering solo artist" by American Songwriter, with "songs as catchy as they are clever" (Relix magazine), Slow Runner continues to evolve nearly two decades into a fruitful career. 2026 sees the return of Josh Kaler in a deep collaboration on the newest album, Dog Years, a joyous eruption of indie rock energy and love-drunk synths.