Melbourne-based Dylan Young is the mind behind Way Dynamic, the latest signee to vaunted American indie label Jagjaguwar. Last fall, Way Dynamic released Massive Shoe, an album that broke through to streaming success in our nightmare landscape on the strength of easygoing '60s and '70s-inspired songcraft. The label will give Massive Shoe its first proper international release this year, and Young is heading overseas this autumn
I hear whiffs of fellow chilled-out retro merchants like Drugdealer, Pure X, and Mac DeMarco in Young's work, and the guitar work flashes me back to Jim O'Rourke's pop-rock excursions. But the real reference points go back further, all the way to the source. "In Review" drifts breezily into the space between Brian Wilson and Neil Young, while "Mercy Town" is pure Kinks worship (complimentary) and focus track "Miffed It" is Nick Drake with a beat-up ballcap.
Though Massive Shoe isn't dropping over here until October, the whole album is right there on Bandcamp for your enjoyment. Listen below, where you'll also find those tour dates, which match Way Dynamic with Stereogum favorites like Star Moles and Slippers.
TOUR DATES:
05/26 - Köln, NRW @ Bumann & SOHN
05/27 - Nijmegen, NL @ Merleyn
05/28 - Hamburg, HH @ Aalhaus
05/29 - Galenbeck, MV @ Findlingsgarten Schwichtenberg
05/30 - Erfurt, DE @ Franz Mehlhose
05/31 - Berlin, BE @ Urban Spree
06/12 - Sydney, AU @ Vivid x Biennale of Sydney, Art After Dark: Last Light
06/13 - Adelaide, AU @ Porch & Recreation
06/20 - Brisbane AU @ Against The Grain
06/26 - Melbourne AU @ Howler
08/21 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk +
08/23 - Brecon Beacons, UK @ Green Man
08/24 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds +
08/25 - Glasgow, UK @ Mono &
08/26 - Manchester, UK @ Yes &
08/27 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club &
08/28 - Liverpool, UK @ Future Yard &
08/30 - Dublin, IRE @ Whelan's &
09/01 - Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach +
09/02 - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew +
09/03 - London, UK @ Scala +
09/04 - Dorset, UK @ End Of The Road
09/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg*
09/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's *
09/18 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
09/19 - New Haven, CT @ Space Ballroom *
09/21 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz *
09/22 - Toronto, ON @ TD Music Hall *
09/24 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
09/25 - Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups *
09/26 - Millvale, PA @ Funhouse at Mr. Smalls *
09/29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^
10/02 - Los Angeles, CA @ Sid The Cat Auditorium ^
11/21 - Castlemaine, AU @ Town Folk Festival
* = w/ Star Moles
+ = w/ Liam Parsons
& = w/ Snowy Band
^ = w/ Slippers
The Massive Shoe reissue is out 10/2 on Jagjaguwar. Pre-order it here.
