Slow Runner is 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 year performing under his own name, Michael signed a record deal with SonyBMG in 2006 and began releasing music as Slow Runner in a 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, Built to Spill, William Fitzsimmons, and many others.

After a series of releases under his own name, Michael returned to the Slow Runner moniker and continued his exploration into eclectic pop sub-genres that span from dreamy synth to confessional folk, stopping at every point of interest in between. 2024 heralds the release of 'Yesterday Don't Fail Me Now,' Michael's ninth full length album altogether. Called ‘a pioneering solo artist’ by American Songwriter, with ‘songs as catchy as they are clever’ (Relix magazine), Slow Runner continues his evolution as a standout writer and performer still evolving nearly two decades into a fruitful career.

Besides his own releases and his cowrites with artists like William Fitzsimmons and Tom Rhodes, Michael does a variety of work-for-hire musical projects from his studio/lair. He’s scored and recorded music for film studios, cloud computing companies, artisanal popcorn makers, video game developers, podcasters, internet providers, all kinds of humans really.