![]() I was listening to a lot of 80’s rock and 90’s grunge for the last little while, and I figured it’d be fun to take a stab at writing music like that. I just continue to build off whats inspiring me at the time. What can you tell me about the new direction of this EP? I’m a fan of this movie and there’s a character in it, goes by the name of ‘Harry Hard-On.’ I can relate to that character. I had the unique opportunity to speak with cryptic Rayman himself, and discuss song titles, dead artists, and his personal creative process.Ĭan you tell me the story behind the title, ‘Harry Hard-On?’ Produced by Andrew Dawson (Daytona , My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ) via Universal Music Canada/ Polydor UK/ Republic Records/ KIDindaKorner, the album marks Rayman’s first material out on Alex da Kid’s label imprint KIDinaKorner. Wear that plaid fedora, go talk to that intriguing person even if it’s the wrong decision, you’ll grow from it.His new single, “Rose” dropped on November 16th and is a part of a larger EP called, “Harry Hard-On”. No matter how many times we fall, what matters is that we keep going, exploring the world and all it has to offer. Again, Rayman’s narrative is clear in this structure. Rayman closes the song with another iteration of the chorus, it’s fourth appearance in a short song. “Stitch” never loses its upbeat strength or its raspy melodic instrumentation and vocals. Things change, life changes, people change, but there’s a valuable lesson to be learned as these changes knock us down again and again. “It was heaven, doll, but like a doll, I outgrew you,” he affirms. “Inside out, you see the stitch / Inside out, don’t wear the inside wrong / You see the stitch,” Rayman sings, offering us a reminder that just like that bold fashion choice we’re always too scared to make (up to you to decide for yourself what exactly that is), sometimes we need to make the wrong choices in love in order to grow. At first glance, it might seem like he’s grasping futilely at a sinking relationship, but as the music unfolds the lyrical tone shifts closer to an attitude of insightful resolution gained from his experiences.Īt its heart, “Stitch” is a song about personal growth. Rayman’s voice is somehow both rough and smooth at the same time, tempered by an aching that reveals both painful personal experiences and self-assured conviction. “Before you hand me down, try me on / Trim the sleeves if they hang too long,” Rayman pleads in the song’s opening. Produced by GRAMMY winner Alex da Kid, the song cultivates a uniquely indie rock sound highlighted by a riff-heavy bassline. “Stitch” is an up-tempo song that muses over the delightful messes that are relationships through the metaphor of fast fashion and consumerism. His close attention to character has taken the narrative of his body of work to a higher level of intimacy and clarity, a theme that is clear in his single “Stitch” from his 2020 album Christian. The Toronto-based singer has created a persona for himself, a more bold and daring version of his typically introverted identity. Luckily, there are two Allan Raymans: Allan Rayman the guy and Allan Rayman the singer. ![]() It’s a concerted effort on the artist’s part, as he has admitted. But if you sift through the search results-music videos, various reviews, an odd interview or two-it might seem weird to you that we know pretty much nothing about Rayman’s personal life. After all, he is an artist who’s released four acclaimed albums and an EP, amassed over 150 million streams on Spotify, and received a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. ![]() ![]() Okay, it’s not like the Internet is completely scrubbed clean of his existence. If you do a Google search of Allan Rayman, you might be surprised at what you find.
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