Dylan (musician)

Woods was born to parents Lorna (née Maxwell) and Robert^[5] and grew up in the village of Bures on the Essex–Suffolk border. She started playing music from a young age, learning the guitar from the age of 10. She was diagnosed with Irlen syndrome as a child, after struggling at school with reading. She attended Stowe School, where she was a member of Queen's. Woods learned to play piano and guitar by ear, and began to write songs. With help from her music teacher Ben Weston,^[6] Woods sent some of her music to producer Will Hicks, who took an interest in her work.^[1]

Dylan released her debut EP named Purple in October 2019.^[7] It included debut single "Bad Bitches Beat Heartbreak"^[8] and second single "Sour Milk" to which Dylan said "'Sour Milk' is about the push and pull of a relationship; not wanting someone when they're around but craving them when they're distant. I tend to find stupid reasons to call it quits with someone, and then immediately regret it when they leave; it's a constant rollercoaster of feelings and not knowing what you want…"^[9]

Purple was followed by two further EPs, Red in 2020^[10] and No Romeo in 2022.^[11] Speaking about the title track, Dylan said, "I wrote 'No Romeo' with my best friends in mind. I was tired of them going back to their questionable exes and letting themselves be treated like crap (although I think I needed the song as much as they did!) and wanted, as always, to write something empowering. The aim was to write an anthem for the late-night drives with the windows down, the shouting at the sea because life and the screaming crying throwing up heartbreak moments."^[12]

In mid-2022, Dylan supported Ed Sheeran on his +–=÷× Tour.^[13][1] and was signed to Island Records.

On 28 October 2022, Dylan released the mixtape, The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn. Dylan was named as Deezer's 'focus artist' shortly after.^[14] In December 2022, Dylan was also announced by BBC Radio 1 as a nominee of the Sound of 2023 longlist.^[15]

On 4 August 2023, she released "Liar Liar" with Bastille.