Allday

Tom Gaynor (born 21 February 1991),^[1] better known by his stage name Allday, is an Australian rapper from Adelaide, South Australia.^[2] Allday became active in 2011, when Gaynor began uploading his music for free online. Following his works becoming increasingly popular, he moved to Melbourne to pursue a serious career although, as of February 2017, he is now based in Los Angeles, California.^[3] His works have been influenced by bands such as Silverchair, Frank Ocean, and TLC.^[4] Allday released his debut album, Startup Cult, in July 2014 to Australian audiences. Startup Cult achieved success and reached number three on the ARIA Charts.^[5] Gaynor sometimes raps under the alter ego, MC Disturbance.

Life and career

2011–15: Early life and Career origins, mixtapes, Loners Are Cool and Startup Cult

Gaynor previously played in a punk band at school called sissycunt, which generated his interest in music.^[2] He began producing works under the Allday name in January 2011, after dropping out of art school.^[2] He has released an album, an EP and a number of mixtapes to date.^[3] These include Soon I'll Be in Cali, A Skateboard Soiree, Euphoria, Noue Yesue, Soon I'll Be in Cali 2 and Loners Are Cool.^[6] He went on a national tour of Australia in May/June 2014. Labelled the Right Now National Tour, he held concerts in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. His debut album to be released in-stores nationally was Startup Cult in July 2014, which a week after its release reached number 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart.^[5] It was supported by a headlining tour around Australia.^[7] In December 2014 he released the single "Wolves" featuring Sunni Colón.^[8] He featured on Tasmanian singer Asta's song "Dynamite" in 2015. Gaynor has also performed stand-up comedy. He was a runner-up for the 2011 Raw Comedy national final.^[9] In 2015, he was featured on the Troye Sivan song "for him." on his album Blue Neighbourhood, which was released 4 December 2015.

2016–present: Speeding

On 23 June 2016 after a delay from his new label Wind Up Records, Allday released "Monster Truck", which was produced by Cam Bluff, one of Allday's frequent collaborators.^[10] On 15 July 2016 he released the lead single from his upcoming second album, the single was premiered on Triple J and is called "Sides" (featuring Nyne). Allday later released the single "Send Nudes" on August 24, 2016 which hit the top ten on the iTunes hip-hop charts. Allday released his fourth single of 2016 on December 15, titled "Raceway".

In March, Allday announced his second studio album, titled Speeding, and released a third single "In Motion", with fellow Australian producer Japanese Wallpaper. ^[11]The album was released on April 21, 2017.

Discography

Albums

• Startup Cult (2014)
• Speeding (2017)

Mixtapes

• Noue Yesue (2011)
• Soon I'll Be in Cali (2012)
• Euphoria (2012)
• Soon I'll Be in Cali 2 (2013)
• Soft Grunge Love Rap (2015)

EPs

• A Skateboard Soirée (with C1) (2012)
• Loners Are Cool (2013)

Singles

Features

• Troye Sivan: "for him." (from Blue Neighbourhood)^[12]
• Asta: "Dynamite" (non-album single)^[13]
• Jackie Onassis: "Bad" (from Pristine Alley)^[14]
• Miracle: "Learning" (featuring Nat Dunn and Allday) (from Mainland)
• Bam Bam: "Bags Packed" (from The Good Life)
• Dan Aux: "Hunt Me Down" (featuring Faster Than Light, Allday and Steven A. Clark) (from Playlist)
• Gill Bates: "She Knows" (from Less Stress, More Success)

References

External links

• Tumblr page