Our Artist Of The Week is Dylan And The Moon
Our Artist of the Week is Dylan And The Moon
Dylan And The Moon (Dylan Holloway) is a BBC award-winning transgender indie-folk singer-songwriter and winner of BBC Three’s Project Icon. ‘Off My Brain’ is a remarkable trans-duet between his past and present selves, bringing together Dylan’s current voice and archival recordings of his voice pre-transition. The result is an intimate, emotional conversation across time that invites listeners to embrace change and own their stories fully.
Listen here: ‘Off My Brain”
‘Off My Brain’ began life as a soulful piano ballad by Lots Holloway, Dylan’s pre-transition name. Recorded in 2019 live at Bryan Ferry’s Studio One in West London with Dylan’s friend and co-producer Simon Willey of Mudlark Sound Studios, the original version features drums, bass and keys performed by Valerio La Piana, Henry James Green and Chloe Beth Smith. It went on to reach more than 100,000 plays on Spotify.
However, after coming out and beginning his gender transition in 2020, Dylan spent the next four years revisiting the song. For ‘Off My Brain’ he built the backing-vocal choir himself, capturing his voice across soprano, alto, tenor and bass as it changed through his transition. He recorded the final vocals for his present-day part of the duet at his home studio. The new version has since surpassed 350,000 Spotify plays, overtaking the original.
Follow Dylan’s journey here:
