Winthrop student paves way to musical success
Nate Mylander is a sophomore majoring in environmental studies and minoring in Spanish here at Winthrop university. He is also an active member of campus ministry with BCM.
He also has a hobby that not many others follow through with.
Mylander writes, records and sometimes performs music under his project name, Waystray St. The genre could be described as somber acoustic/electric Indie folk or rock. His artistic influences include Liza Anne, Tallest Man on Earth and Astronaut Husband.
Audiences will likely be able to hear the influence if they are familiar with those artists or artists like them.
Waystray St. uses the acoustic/electric guitar to help tell a story of sorrow, but also a tale of life. Mylander said he uses his music to create a kind of timeline of his life experiences, and he hopes that anyone who listens to his music can “be able to connect to the stories that are being told.”
Mylander grew up playing and listening to music, which became something that he wanted to continue. While he does not want to pursue it as a career, the passion can be felt and heard with crystal clarity.
Mylander hopes to continue writing and singing his songs so that he can look back on different time periods of his life as a kind of autobiography. He writes about anything that affects him or his family. This is heavily related to how he came up with his project name, Waystray St..
It comes from a “place” in his mind where he can put any sad or depressing things in his life, which often makes his music somber or even dark.
Sometimes a genre can really define an artist, so with all the musicians I know, I ask them the same question. “If you were to make music for a different genre, what would it be?”
Nate said that he would like to have a loud and rowdy band that plays post hardcore rock and punk. The exact opposite of what he does now.
Waystray St.’s song, “Songbird,” is a despairing tale of not being able to hear or see someone because they have been lost in some way. If you have had a bad day and want to have a good cry, Waystray St. lubricates the tear ducts just as good as Adele, Johnny Cash or Kodak Black.
You can listen to Waystray St. on most music outlets such as iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp. While the project only has one song so far, he is currently producing another EP called “The Things I Never Forgot” close to the end of February or the beginning of March.
