432 presents…

Way Dynamic, the solo project of Melbourne’s Dylan Young, will soon release 

internationally Massive Shoe – a third album that’s playful and 

understated, luminous and textured. Massive Shoe is minimalist folk-pop, 

art rock and baroque pop, produced and largely played by Young, who 

moonlights in Melbourne’s beloved Cool Sounds and Good Morning and has 

played drums with Snowy Band and Kankawa Nagarra. It’s tempting to only 

compare these timeless songs to those of yesteryear, but there’s a 

sensibility, a turn of phrase, that feels deeply contemporary: it’s telling 

that Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield described “Miffed It” as her 

“favourite song in a VERY long time”, and Katie and MJ Lenderman have both 

taken Way Dynamic on tour. At the same time, Sir Elton John said that he 

“just cannot stop listening” to “Ibiza”. Young’s songs don’t shy away from 

sentiment, or equally from silliness: on any given song he might evoke a 

cruisy trip through hell or earnestly lament a miscommunication. Whether 

the journey is to space or along the Seine, we’re very much along for the 

ride.

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