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Artist
Dylan Owen
12+ albums
rapHip-Hopgenre: hip-hopindie rapindie hip-hop
about
Dylan Owen is a self-proclaimed nowhere kid from a nowhere town. And yet out of the sleepy small towns of Orange County, NY he has become a beacon of light for tens of thousands of ardent listeners who come from rural towns such as these and beyond; who turn to his songs of introspection and wonder and struggle as a soundtrack to their lives, and a kind of navigation device. Over the course of his early projects Keep Your Friends Close and There’s More To Life, Dylan received widespread acclaim across a bevvy of music blogs, upgraded from DIY shows in coffee shops and at open mics to sharing stages with the likes of Mac Miller, Wiz Khalifa, Watsky, Skizzy Mars, and Logic, and garnered a diehard fan base through his idiosyncratic style of hip-hop. His poetic songwriting has generated comparisons in the press to alternative icons like Conor Oberst and Elliott Smith due to his folklike storytelling, symbolic phrasing, and vivid use of imagery influenced by the surrounding nature, wilderness, and open roads of his youth. He also possesses disarming technical prowess as an emcee, has bottomless reservoirs of wit and wordplay, and has, alongside longtime producer Skinny Atlas, formulated production palettes that marry elements ranging from alternative rap to pop to folk—where neither DJ scratches nor a live violin or trumpet are out of place. But Owen’s accumulation of accolades (from once being labeled Billboard’s “Next Big Sound” to accruing over 13MM Spotify plays organically)
