Twenty-one-year-old Dylan spent most of his youth in Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals,
Alabama (previously home to greats such as Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett
and Etta James). Fame’s head, Rick Hall, signed Dylan to its publishing arm as soon as
he was legally of age to do so - eighteen. Part of the deal was that Dylan got access to the
studio, where he recorded both his debut album ‘Pauper’s Field’ (2010) and the bulk of
the forthcoming follow-up ‘Cast The Same Old Shadow’ which was then completed in New
Orleans.
Co-produced by Dylan and Grammy award-winning engineer Trina Shoemaker (Queens of the Stone Age, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris), the album has a highly adventurous, cinematic feel. Dylan cites George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ as being a major influence on this record, and you may also hear echoes of Gene Clark as well as Glen Cambell’s early work.
Of the record, Dylan says: “Even if we change on the inside we will always cast the same old shadow in the light of day. That thought process became the foundation for the structure of this record. I wanted to do something different and exciting, and there’s no wrong way to make music if it comes from within. This is not a self-seeking record, this is an honest record. Wherever we go, there we are. I'm really hoping this album will move people".”
Other than writing and recording this album, in recent months Dylan LeBlanc has toured with friends Warpaint, Laura Marling, Drive By Truckers, Rich Robinson and Caitlin Rose.
‘Greatness beckons’ " MOJO
‘Every once in a while a singer arrives, seemingly out of nowhere, who blows your socks off. This impossibly talented 20-year-old from the American South is the real deal’ " The Sun
‘blessed with a beautiful, smoky voice, which melts wistfully into the pedal steel of sometime Burrito Brother Wayne Bridge.. It’s quite lovely…’ - UNCUT
‘The new Neil Young’ - The Guardian
http://www.livenation.co.uk/event/319389/dylan-leblanc-tickets?omq=dylan%20leCo-produced by Dylan and Grammy award-winning engineer Trina Shoemaker (Queens of the Stone Age, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris), the album has a highly adventurous, cinematic feel. Dylan cites George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ as being a major influence on this record, and you may also hear echoes of Gene Clark as well as Glen Cambell’s early work.
Of the record, Dylan says: “Even if we change on the inside we will always cast the same old shadow in the light of day. That thought process became the foundation for the structure of this record. I wanted to do something different and exciting, and there’s no wrong way to make music if it comes from within. This is not a self-seeking record, this is an honest record. Wherever we go, there we are. I'm really hoping this album will move people".”
Other than writing and recording this album, in recent months Dylan LeBlanc has toured with friends Warpaint, Laura Marling, Drive By Truckers, Rich Robinson and Caitlin Rose.
‘Greatness beckons’ " MOJO
‘Every once in a while a singer arrives, seemingly out of nowhere, who blows your socks off. This impossibly talented 20-year-old from the American South is the real deal’ " The Sun
‘blessed with a beautiful, smoky voice, which melts wistfully into the pedal steel of sometime Burrito Brother Wayne Bridge.. It’s quite lovely…’ - UNCUT
‘The new Neil Young’ - The Guardian
