Dylan John Thomas releases his glorious and hugely anticipated sophomore album Nothing Here Worth Taking, via Believe Music, marking the next chapter in the rise of one of Scotland’s most exciting young talents. Earlier this week, Dylan also shared the album’s huge title track, getting fans hyped for tonight’s special album launch show at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom.
Nothing Here Worth Taking is a record built around his instinct for huge melodies, heartfelt storytelling and songs that are made to be played loud. Recorded at Magic Box Studios with Scotty Anderson, the album sees Dylan push his sound far beyond the guitar-led foundations of his 2024 self-titled debut.
Across ten tracks, Dylan brings together brass, blues, banjo, piano, folk, country and 90s dance influences, creating an album that feels rooted in classic songwriting while constantly moving somewhere unexpected.
Title track ‘Nothing Here Worth Taking’ is Dylan at full force. Acoustic guitar, thrilling blasts of brass that call back to his love of ska as a kid, and a soaring vocal build into a properly massive track that feels stadium-ready yet still has plenty of weight underneath. The track is a song of encouragement and support for a mate whose relationship was breaking down.
It also provides a fitting introduction to the wider sound of Nothing Here Worth Taking. So far Dylan has revealed several distinct sides of the record, beginning with ‘Got You On My Mind’, a sunlit, banjo-led anthem inspired by Dylan’s discovery of the instrument during a trip around Scotland. The track marked a new direction in his songwriting, bringing banjo and brass together with the melodic, roots-driven sound that has become central to the new record.
Elsewhere, ‘Heaven Knows You’re Lonely’ strips everything back to Dylan’s unmistakable voice and acoustic guitar, while ‘Come and Get It’ introduces 90s dance influences and intricate fingerpicked guitar into his sound.
The result is a record that reflects Dylan’s wide-ranging musical influences without ever losing sight of the songwriter at its centre. His introduction to music came through Johnny Cash’s ‘Ring of Fire’, which he discovered through the Tony Hawk video games, leading him towards The Beatles, Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen. His fascination with guitar fingerpicking has since drawn him towards artists including Lindsey Buckingham, Paul Simon and Mark Knopfler, all of which can be felt across the album.
Album Tracklist:
Nothing Here Worth Taking
Heaven Knows You’re Lonely
The Bridge
Got You On My Mind
Call It a Day
Dining With The Devil Next Door
Come and Get It
Thinking About You
Sequel
All the Days of My Life
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