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.^[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: Upcoming second album

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.

Discography

Albums

• Startup Cult (2014)

Singles

Mixtapes

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

EPs

• Loners Are Cool (2013)

Features

• Troye Sivan: for him. (from Blue Neighbourhood)^[11]
• Asta: Dynamite (non-album single)^[12]
• Jackie Onassis: Bad (from Pristine Alley)^[13]
• Miracle: Learning (ft. Nat Dunn & Allday) (from Mainland)
• Bam Bam: Bags Packed (from The Good Life)
• Dan Aux: Hunt Me Down (ft. Faster Than Light, Allday & Steven A. Clark) (from Playlist)
• Gill Bates: She Knows (from Less Stress, More Success)

References

External links

• Tumblr page