4TH WALL is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel, released on March 3rd, 2023. The album was announced on 25 January 2023. The title is inspired by scenes from Ruel's favourite films; primarily The Truman Show and Fight Club. The fourth wall imagines Ruel finding out his entire life is a lie, being filmed for someone else's entertainment. Upon announcement, Ruel said "I spent the last 3 years writing it and wound up with over 100 songs. I rewrote half of them and re-recorded most of them, until they sounded exactly as I heard them in my head. It… read more
4TH WALL is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel, released on March 3rd, 2023. The album was announced on 25 January 2023. The… read more
4TH WALL is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel, released on March 3rd, 2023. The album was announced on 25 January 2023. The title is inspired by scenes from Rue… 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