"courage" was written by Ruel (with Sarah Aarons and M-Phazes) in Paris, 2019. In an interview with Thomas Bleach, when asked about the creative process of ‘courage’ he stated: “I was basically writing a song about how if I could do my life over then I wouldn’t do the same”, because he doesn’t feel that he has enough courage to continue the path he is on. The song also talks about how he wishes he could go back and do his life differently. ‘courage’ has heavy gospel influence and is Ruel’s most soul-sounding song. "The concept wasn’t necessarily true at all. I didn’t … read more
"courage" was written by Ruel (with Sarah Aarons and M-Phazes) in Paris, 2019. In an interview with Thomas Bleach, when asked about the cre… read more
"courage" was written by Ruel (with Sarah Aarons and M-Phazes) in Paris, 2019. In an interview with Thomas Bleach, when asked about the creative process of ‘courage’ he stated:… 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