Career
He is best known as the former bassist of, and the songwriter and guitarist of. He released his debut solo album Harlem River in 2013, his second album Still Life in 2014, and his third album Singing Saw in 2016. Morby learned to play guitar when he was 10.
In his teens he formed the band Creepy Aliens.
17-year-old Morby dropped out of Blue Valley Northwest High School, got his General Educational Development, and moved from his native Kansas City to Brooklyn in the mid-2000s, supporting himself by working bike delivery and café jobs. He later joined the noise-folk group on bass.
Following his move to Los Angeles, Morby recorded a collection of songs with Babies producer Rob Barbato which were intended to be an homage to New York City. Released in 2013 by ist Records, the eight-song collection was called Harlem River and became Morby"s debut as a solo artist.
The album also features drummer Justin Sullivan () as well as contributions from Will Canzoneri, Tim Presley (White Fence), Dan Lead, and Cate Le Bon.
While on tour, Morby wrote songs that were later featured on his second album, Still Life. The album was once again produced by Barbato and released on October 14, 2014.