BIO
The Dill aka. Dylan Hudecki (By Divine Right, Junior Blue, Cowlick) is an indie-rock vet out of Hamilton. In 2018 he released his debut album “Greetings From” via Dead Radio Love Records (boutique of Riverfest Elora). It was a vinyl ‘Best Of’ collection of his 52-song magnus opus simply titled “52”. A giant 52-song, 52-playing card, 113-person collaborative artistic project, 15 years in the making. Now 2020, The Dill then took 12 of the remaining 40 songs left off of the vinyl and released it remastered as a book-end record titled “Beside” to close the last chapter of the 52 project.
“Greetings From” and “Beside” features a variety of guest musicians the Dill has befriended over the years, ranging from the unsung heroes in his hometown of Hamilton to some of the biggest names in Canadian indie-rock including Jason Tait (Weakerthans), Sam Goldberg (Broken Social Scene, Sam Jr), Don Kerr (Rheostatics, Bahamas), Sarah Harmer, Max Kerman (Arkells), Luke Lalonde (Born Ruffians), Steve McKay (Twin Within), Chris Tait (Chalk Circle), Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck), and more.
“Greetings From” and “Beside” features a variety of guest musicians the Dill has befriended over the years, ranging from the unsung heroes in his hometown of Hamilton to some of the biggest names in Canadian indie-rock including Jason Tait (Weakerthans), Sam Goldberg (Broken Social Scene, Sam Jr), Don Kerr (Rheostatics, Bahamas), Sarah Harmer, Max Kerman (Arkells), Luke Lalonde (Born Ruffians), Steve McKay (Twin Within), Chris Tait (Chalk Circle), Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck), and more.
But for all the playful eclecticism in effect here, the songs on both albums are united by The Dill’s wry, sobering observations on navigating life’s great successes and disappointments. And as this whole experience has shown him, good things do come to those who wait.
"I've got great friends, plain and simple. Says the Dill. “If it wasn’t for them, this project wouldn’t exist. The spirit of collaboration kept me going. I had to finish it for them if no one else."
