Dylan Menzie - I Guess I'll Cancel Christmas

Standing at a figurative fork in the road on his creative journey, Dylan Menzie didn’t opt for one route over the other; instead, he simply decided to extend his trip and explore both with an eager heart and open mind.
The acclaimed PEI-based songsmith had amassed an array of fresh material amidst the support cycle for his 2018 EP, As the Clock Rewinds – a collection of reimagined tracks from his breakout 2016 studio LP, Adolescent Nature. When it came time to flesh out their arrangements and put them to tape, though, he found himself staring down two distinct trails.
One would bring him deeper down the path of forthright, earnest folk music anchored by organic instrumentation and his unmistakable vocal stylings – that which had already earned him an enviable amount of acclaim and accolades. The other would lead into more abstract and ethereal territory – lush soundscapes defined by digital flourishes and off-kilter experimentation.
Opting to chart both routes simultaneously, Menzie has delivered his most eclectic and ambitious collection to date.
As he prepares to share his latest output with an ever-widening audience, one has to wonder about the opportunities it might generate. Already one of Atlantic Canada’s most compelling and in-demand talents, he has topped CBC Radio 2's Top 20, enjoyed numerous national TV appearances, picked up recent nominations in major categories at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and East Coast Music Awards, and performed alongside artists like City and Colour and Ron Sexsmith and at prestigious events like the Edmonton Folk Festival, Folk Alliance International, and Canadian Music Week.
Consider this ambitious new collection from Dylan Menzie as the soundtrack to your next nighttime drive to nowhere in particular, and don’t be afraid to veer down some previously-unexplored paths…

Lost in Dreams

Goodnight, Sweetheart

Coocoora

Deep in My Bones

One Heart to Another

Have Faith

Church Bells (feat. KINLEY)

Fran's Song

Spirit

Wild

With a sprawling vocal range and compelling approach to composition, PEI’s Dylan Menzie made an indelible mark in the talent-rich Atlantic Canadian music market. In 2016, he was a finalist in CBC’s annual Searchlight competition on the back of his breakout single, “Kenya,” which then spent two weeks at number one on CBC Radio 2’s Top 20 leading up to the release of his 2016 album Adolescent Nature. Drawing clear influence from the likes of My Morning Jacket, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, and Joel Plaskett without being derivative of any one, the quality of these songs heavily belies the young artist’s age. He’s performed alongside acts like City & Colour and Ron Sexsmith and at major events like Canadian Music Week and the Edmonton Folk Festival, and if he continues on his current trajectory of each new song, each new release eclipsing its predecessor, he’ll soon be impossible to ignore.