Dillon Ryan and The Dream Romantic Present-The Story

By Maddy Cristall

Dillon Ryan & the Dream Romantic are an infectiously talented and refreshingly distinctive new wave band from the East Coast of Canada. The band is authentically breathing new life into the underexplored genres of new wave, goth and post-punk. Their inspiration from The Smiths, Echo & Bunnymen and the Cure is marvellously palpable in their material yet their work remains completely fresh. Their hauntingly melodic landscapes swallow you into a cinematic gothic universe. It’s soothing yet scary and you just can't get enough.

The group weave melodic lullabies and gothic ballads that cling to listeners. Their poetic songwriting paired with a beautifully melancholic sonic landscape is an enthralling void to lose yourself to. In a world oversaturated with pathological positivity, it’s exciting to hear such an emotionally generous band. Their music somehow makes you want to dance and cry at the same time, it’s a rare and honest dichotomy. They are set to release new and endlessly captivating material this summer. The band just released the stunning new track and video for “The Story” that you don’t want to miss. Frontman Dillon Shares the inspiration behind the track:

"The story is about losing your place and track in your life. The idea of absent-mindedly ignoring issues in your life and then coming to a realization of how much time you've wasted. Trying to identify a certain place and/or moment in time where things went off track. A sense of figuring out how you can make up for lost time. In this song, I used the point of view of two people losing track of a relationship or friendship." Check out this captivating material below…

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