DYLAN MENZIE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “STRONG ENOUGH” IN LEAD OF NEW ALBUM “NORTH AMERICAN DREAM KID”

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Following his acoustic EP, “Modern Classic” – which garnered him Rising Star Recording of the Year at the 2022 East Coast Music Awards and SOCAN Songwriter of the Year at the 2024 Music PEI Awards – Dylan Menzie is back, bigger and better than ever with, “North American Dream Kid” – Available everywhere on September 6th, 2024!

Since 2013, Dylan Menzie has been steadily building a catalogue of acclaimed, award winning music. Drawing inspiration from acts like Wilco, Fleet Foxes, and Vampire Weekend; Dylan Menzie is a combination of folk, rock, and pop elements best described as Indie Pop Americana. His sprawling and dynamic vocals have allowed him to tour around the globe and play festivals like; Cambridge Folk Festival, Edmonton Folk Festival, Americanafest UK, and Australia Music Week.

On the album’s debut single “Strong Enough” – Menzie and his incredible cast of collaborators including; Tyler Chester(Madison Cunningham), Joshua Van Tassel(Bahamas), Tim Chaisson(The East Pointers) and more – use a unique mix of funk, pop and Irish fiddle – along with honest & hopeful lyrics to create a catchy and heartfelt song about pushing ahead and not giving up on yourself.

“Life is full of ups and downs. And Strong Enough – as uplifting and funky as it is – was sparked from a down moment.

Through making records – I’ve struggled a lot with relying on external validation – and I wanted to have a song that could talk myself back to a hopeful attitude, haha.

When you pour your soul into something – it can weigh heavily on your sense of self when it doesn’t meet whatever expectations you had for it. Putting art into the world can feel like such a weird high wire act – to balance putting such personal experiences into something and then trying to sell them.

At the same time – I feel like dedicating my life to writing and performing songs has helped me grow into a much deeper version of myself – and that’s a worthwhile pursuit that I can’t see myself stopping.”

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Menzie & his backing band will be on tour, promoting the new single through western Canadian Provinces from July 17th to August 4th – check https://www.dylanmenzie.com/tour for tickets and show details.

 

July 19-21 – Wild Mountain Music Festival, Hinton AB

July 23 – Ross Street Patio Series (Solo), Red Deer AB

July 24 – Revel Live Outside, Revelstoke BC

July 25 – Arden Theatre Patio Series, St. Albert AB

July 26 – Rustic Nine Loft, North Battleford SK

July 27 – The Velvet Olive Lounge, Red Deer AB

July 30 – The Artesian, Regina SK

August 1 – Dinosaur Provincial Park, White Gull AB

August 4 – King Eddy, Calgary AB

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