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Released: Aug 9, 2010

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"Like a sober Townes Van Zandt."

- Kevin Oliver, SC Free Times

In early January 2006, adorned in poor-fitting, borrowed business casual, Dylan Sneed slumped in a cubicle of a cold office building in downtown Dallas, TX. Over his short but painful tenure in the machine of corporate America, he learned many lessons, but one prevailed above the rest: this was not where he was supposed to spend the rest of his life.

After escaping his corporate confines he began booking national tours the grassroots way: making friends and fans one at a time across the country, with a focus on Texas, the southeast, and the east coast. Hundreds of gigs and tens of thousands of miles later, Dylan has become a full-fledged road warrior. The press has described him as an "A-list tunesmith" (Dallas Observer) and "a sober Townes Van Zandt" (SC Free Times).

After finding his audience on the road, Sneed began to find his voice in the studio. The Dallas Observer praised his 2007 EP No Worse For The Wear as “one of the best local releases of the year.” Produced by Steven Collins of Deadman, the Fort Worth Weekly dubbed Sneed's fourth release "epic."

In August 2008 Sneed relocated from Dallas to the small town of Hartsville, SC, where he continued to tour and write songs for his next album.

In mid-April 2010 Dylan met five friends in a 100-year-old farmhouse in the low country of South Carolina to record his latest album, Texodus. The five-day session was a flurry of activity, as the group worked day and night tracking 14 songs. And best of all, it was all paid for before they even pushed "record."

During the previous two months Dylan raised money to fund the recording project through the website Kickstarter.com. His fans came through, pledging 120% of the budget. All told, Dylan raised over $8,000 from donations on and off the website.

The Dallas Observer described Sneed's music as "the best side of true Americana: music of passion and skill that can move an audience with a whisper or a roar.” Kevin Oliver of the SC Free Times said "Sneed’s songs give a contemporary spin to the Lone Star country and folk of Guy Clark, Steve Earle and others, coming out more like the acerbically literate North Carolina songwriters Jonathan Byrd or Malcolm Holcombe."

For the latest information on Dylan Sneed and Texodus, visit www.dylansneed.com.

For booking:
booking {at} dylansneed {dot} com

Recent Press

"Alongside the likes of Joe Pug."

- Kyle Peterson, SC Free Times

"Sneed's new home is artistically richer for his presence."

- Kevin Oliver, SC Free Times

"Texodus firmly establishes Sneed as a strong Americana songsmith."

- Patrick Wall, Shuffle Magazine

"Sneed has created an autobiographical song cycle that joyfully reeks of miles spent on the road, looking for answers. And he's even found a few."

- Darryl Smyers, The Dallas Observer