Dylan Leblanc, Karima Francis
Dylan LeBlanc 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.
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.
Dylan LeBlanc plays The Borderline on 20th November.
‘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
Plus Special Guest KARIMA FRANCIS