Listener began as the solo hip-hop project of Dan Smith in 2002 in his home town of Mt. Vernon, MO. He started out playing house shows, and eventually refined his sound to a more spoken-word type of rock featuring his signature Ozarks twang that he calls “Talk Music”. Now based out of Kansas City, MO and featuring Kris Rochelle on drums and Jon Terrey on guitar, Listener seems to be touring endlessly.