Liverpool solo star Dylan Robert makes captivating statement with his latest, Broken By Design.
Named after Bob Dylan and growing up a stone’s throw away from John Lennon’s boyhood home, it was inevitable that Dylan would begin writing music. His debut single Psychos – a heartfelt acoustic ballad, has gone past 7,000 Spotify streams with lively indie driven anthem Floodlights brought his music to a winder audience and is his most streamed single to date (11,305).
Having been selected as ‘Big In 24’ by tastemakers This Feeling, 2024 has been a great year for the Scouse singer-songwriter. From selling out a debut headline in just three hours, to his first-time capital show in London’s Water Rats mirroring the exact footsteps of Bob Dylan, and later playing 4 nights on the Isle of Wight including a performance at the island’s behemoth Festival, on the This Feeling stage.
Broken By Design starts off with soft piano strokes and chugging guitar hooks, giving this track an indie rock feel, treading a similar soundscape to Floodlights. It’s an instant toe tapper.
Broken By Design is an anthemic and highly infectious track, which lyrically covers themes of heartbreak, friendship and romantic mistakes. It’s instantly relatable and honest, whilst relaying a clear message of standing by the ones you love, regardless of mistakes made.
It’s a real compelling track that is a cross between an indie rock anthem and reflective ballad.
The production on the track is fantastic allowing the emotion of the vocals to intertwine superbly with the chugging guitar hooks and driving drums, that provides a real punchiness to the soundscape and aligning it with the lyrical content of the song.
Broken By Design is a must-listen and it’s a track that provides an experience of emotions that we, as a listener have either already or are more than likely to experience. It’s a song that is sure to resonate with anyone who has ever felt a little broken by design. It’s a track that feels both timeless and utterly contemporary and it’s clear that Dylan has created something special here. Broken By Design will propel this emerging talent into the big time.
Broken By Design is out now.
Gigs
24.08.24 Rewired Festival with This Feeling
21.09.24 Arts Club Liverpool
28.09.24 Gathering Sounds Festival
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