DYLAN CARTLIDGE RELEASES SECOND EP "YELLOW BRICK ROAD"

Unique and effervescent talent Dylan Cartlidge (UK) has revealed his first body of work, the "Yellow Brick Road" EP. Packed with indescribably groovy, upbeat hip-hop tracks tied together with a strong message of positivity and championing your own individuality.

Dylan Cartlidge boasts a unique talent for deconstructing and subverting genres that he honed in his teenage years. It's a stylistic mix that's reflected in his unique image: timelessly cool afro; Americana-inspired Hawaiian shirts; Elvis-style Cuban collars.

Hailing from a small town in the North-East of England, Dylan Cartlidge has long since embraced the phrase "Hope Above Adversity" as his motto. His life path took a turn out of being submerged in adversity and gave him hope for his future when he was spotted and signed to Glassnote Music in 2018.

Now, after having used the last year or so meeting and writing with like-minded musical mavericks, Dylan launched back onto the scene with exciting new music. His first offering of the year – the brilliant and effervescent "Yellow Brick Road" – was produced by James Dring (Jamie T, Gorillaz) and set the tone for what was to come in 2020.

The track quickly became Dylan's biggest streaming success to date, as well being supported by Radio 1's Jack Saunders, Annie Mac and Huw Stephens, spending 8 weeks on Amazing Radio's A-List, being supported by John Kennedy at Radio X, Tom Robinson on 6Music and Matt Wilkinson at Beats1. To celebrate the release of "Yellow Brick Road", Dylan sent through a selection of a few of his favourite Australian artists to Tone Deaf. 

His follow up single "Cheerleader", received praise from CrushCop, Around the Sound and New Sounds (UK). 

"'Cheerleader' is all about self-esteem and stereotypes," said Dylan. "Growing up watching Hollywood movies and how the on-screen portrayal doesn't sync with real life. It's about not conforming to stereotypes and rooting for your own individuality, and being your own cheerleader."

"Yellow Brick Road" is Dylan's second EP, with his debut EP "Monsters Under The Bed" being released in April 2019. In his short but eventful career, Dylan had already collaborated with Jamie T, garnered praise from radio tastemakers including Annie Mac, Huw Stephens, Jack Saunders, Phil Taggart and Matt Wilkinson and received a run of press support, with NME simply describing his sound as "f**king brilliant". On the live side, Dylan has played a UK wide 13 date headline tour as well as performances at SXSW, Glastonbury and Radio One's Big Weekend in Middlesbrough.