In “Hard Sometimes,” Ruel details the struggle to cope with the relationship changes of his new found stardom. Being away from his home and friends in Syndey, Australia leaves him feeling left out and dejected. Ruel has previously sung about the fragility of his friendships in his 2018 track “Younger” that details the breakdown of a childhood relationship as two friends drift apart. In an interview with The Music Australia, Ruel explained: :Probably the most personal song on it is either Hard Sometimes or Don’t Cry. Those are by far the most real songs – and all the stories that I … read more
In “Hard Sometimes,” Ruel details the struggle to cope with the relationship changes of his new found stardom. Being away from his home and friends i… read more
In “Hard Sometimes,” Ruel details the struggle to cope with the relationship changes of his new found stardom. Being away from his home and friends in Syndey, Australia leaves him feelin… read more
The laid-back, soulful ease with which Ruel sings his catchy pop tunes could only be delivered by a true natural. But the British-Australian songwriter—born Ruel Vincent van Dijk in 2002—has also been working at it for a sizable chunk of his life. Ruel was on the precipice of his teenage years when his dad sent a demo of him doing a James Bay tune to producer M-Phazes (Demi Lovato, Eminem) in 2015, kickstarting his run as one of 21st-century pop’s foremost purveyors of feels. His debut EP, 2018’s Ready, proved that he was exactly that—before even becoming a legal adult, Ruel built a… read more
The laid-back, soulful ease with which Ruel sings his catchy pop tunes could only be delivered by a true natural. But the British-Australian songwriter—born Ruel Vincent van Dijk in 2002—ha… read more
The laid-back, soulful ease with which Ruel sings his catchy pop tunes could only be delivered by a true natural. But the British-Australian songwriter—born Ruel Vincent van Dijk in 2002—has also been working at it for a sizable chunk … read more