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.”
Dylan Menzie
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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