Allday
Tomas Henry 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 he 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 acts 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] He sometimes raps under the alter ego MC Disturbance.
Allday | |
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Birth name | Tomas Henry Gaynor |
Also known as | MC Disturbance, Alldeezy |
Born | 21 February 1991 |
Origin | Adelaide, South Australia |
Genres | Hip hop, indie pop, pop, indie dance, alternative hip-hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | ONETWO Records, Wind-Up Records |
Associated acts | Illy, T3, Mikey Hundred, Tigerilla, Mallrat, Blak3, Troye Sivan, Asta, Skizzy Mars, Gill Bates, Erik Sanders, Cam Meekins, Tyne James-Organ, The Veronicas |
Website | alldaytunes |
Life and career
Tom's mother is from England. He previously attended Mercedes College in Adelaide.
2011–15: Early life and Career origins, mixtapes, Loners Are Cool and Startup Cult
Tom 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. 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.[6] In December 2014 he released the single "Wolves" featuring Sunni Colón.[7] He featured on Tasmanian singer Asta's song "Dynamite" in 2015. He has also performed stand-up comedy. He was a runner-up for the 2011 Raw Comedy national final.[8] In 2015, he was featured on the Troye Sivan song "for him." on his album Blue Neighbourhood, which was released 4 December 2015.
2016–2017: 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 his frequent collaborators.[9] 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). He later released the single "Send Nudes" on August 24, 2016 which hit the top ten on the iTunes hip-hop charts. He 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.[10] The album was released on April 21, 2017. He toured his album "Speeding" around Regional Australia with Arno Faraji and Kinder as supports.
2018–present: Starry Night Over the Phone
In November 2018, Allday released "Wonder Drug", the lead single from his third studio album.[11] The album, titled Starry Night Over the Phone, was released on 12 July 2019.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [12] | ||
Startup Cult |
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3 |
Speeding |
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6 |
Starry Night Over the Phone |
|
7 [14] |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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AUS [12] | |||
A Skateboard Soirée (with C1) |
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— | |
Loners Are Cool |
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18 |
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2013-2015 Songs | - |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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AUS [18] | ||||
"Claude Monet" | 2013 | — | Non-album single | |
"Right Now" | 2014 | 69 | Startup Cult | |
"You Always Know the DJ" | — | |||
"Wolves" (featuring Sunni Colon) |
— | |||
"Dynamite" (with Asta) |
2015 | 66 | Non-album single | |
"Monster Truck" | 2016 | — | Non-album single | |
"Sides" (featuring Nyne) |
— | Speeding | ||
"Send Nudes" | — | Non-album single | ||
"Raceway" | — | Speeding | ||
"In Motion" (featuring Japanese Wallpaper) |
2017 | — |
| |
"Wonder Drug"[11] | 2018 | — | Starry Night Over the Phone | |
"Protection"[13][20] | 2019 | — | ||
"Lungs"[13] | — | |||
"Restless" (featuring The Veronicas)[21] |
— | |||
"All da Way" | — | Non-album singles | ||
"OTT" | 2020 | — |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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"for him." (Troye Sivan featuring Allday) |
2015 | Blue Neighbourhood | |
"UFO" (Mallrat featuring Allday) |
2018 |
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In the Sky |
"Swing" (Sofi Tukker featuring Allday)[23] |
2020 | Dancing on the People | |
"Outta Space" (JXN featuring Allday & Fossa Beats)[24] |
Non-album single | ||
"Louis Wallet" (Jac 40 featuring Allday)[25] |
Non-album single |
References
- "Allday's Tumblr page". Tumblr.com. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
Q: When is your birthday A: 21.2.1991 im 23
- Bacon, Erika (25 September 2014). "Where did Allday come from?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- Byzantine, Jimmy (3 July 2014). "Allday: "I'm not trying to bring anyone down"". ripitup.com.au. Rip It Up. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
- "Triple J Unearthed".
- McCabe, Kathy (23 July 2014). "Rapper Allday out to end 'boredom' of hip-hop shows with Startup Cult tour". news.com.au. News Corp.
- Frangos, Daniela (14 July 2014). "Allday announces 'Startup Cult' Tour". ripitup.co,.au. Rip It Up. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
- Newsitem 'Allday Wolves feat. Sunni Colón (Ladies' Sun Hat Edition)' on allaussiehiphop.com, 1 December 2014.
- Tom Gaynor - RAW Comedy 2011. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3-LiYMIis
- http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7743573/aussie-cult-rapper-allday-stateside-breakthrough-new-album-interview
- Newstead, Al (9 November 2018). "First Spin: Allday gets set for album #3 with 'Wonder Drug'". ABC. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "Discography AllDay". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Newstead, Al (15 May 2019). "Allday announces album tour with stacked line-up, shares new track 'Lungs'". ABC. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "2013-2015 Songs by Allday". genius. 20 June 2020.
- "2013-2015 Songs". Apple Music. 20 June 2020.
- Peak positions for singles in Australia:
- "Dynamite": "The ARIA Report – Issue #1317" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 May 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles". ARIA. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Newstead, Al (22 March 2019). "First Spin: Allday woozy new single 'Protection' is for the lonely hearts". ABC. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- Bleach, Thomas (7 June 2019). "Allday and The Veronicas hook up for new collaborations". The Music Network. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". ARIA. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Swing (feat. Allday) – Single by Sofi Tukker on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Outta Space (feat. Allday & Fossa Beats) – Single by JXN on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "Jac 40 (feat. Allday) – Single by JXN on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
External links
- Tumblr page