Introducing: Megan Dixon Hood

Features

Conall McLaughlin / Photo: Megan Dixon Hood Official Facebook

06 Mar 2018

Meet Cheshire's rising country star, Megan Dixon Hood.

‘Songs and stories that seep from dark, enchanted woods.’

These words are what greet you first upon entering Megan Dixon Hood’s official website, and there seems no greater way to describe her sound.

Each one of Hood’s songs tell a story projected through her enchanting voice, whether the story is of love, heartbreak or sorrow. One only needs to listen to, ‘With Time’, to understand the deep melodies of her music. The beautiful piano mixed with Hood’s voice will captivate you and bring you into the world she creates through her tracks.

Originally from Cheshire, Megan Dixon Hood is a self-proclaimed “a country bumpkin at heart”. She studied at BIMM, Manchester and combines various genres together in her music to create a unique feeling with her songs, ranging from nu-folk to indie.

Hood’s latest track, ‘Alias Grace’, is a deep, beautiful piece themed around trust and learning to see things from another’s perspective. Hood conveys these themes through the song’s lyrics, with lines such as, “Step into my skin / I have nothing to hide”.

These themes are rarely touched upon in music today, and Hood portrays them eloquently through her music and even the instruments. The songs tempo starts off fast and upbeat, an obvious juxtaposition to the lyrics. Hood masterfully combines the upbeat melody with darker themes of broken trust and empathy.

Hood again shows her masterful song-writing in the track, ‘A Year from Now’. The song begins in the style of the opening credits to a teenage indie flick, with guitar strings strumming away and drums later providing a beat you could dance to. Hood’s beautiful voice once again instantly captivates the listener and draws them into the music.

As the tempo gets faster and the beat gets happier, we see Hood’s masterful technique once again as the lyrics spell out a tale of heartbreak and regret with a past relationship.

Megan Dixon Hood is clearly already a master with her particular style of music. Her latest track, ‘Alias Grace’, is a perfect blend of all her past techniques. Watch the video here...