Allday
Quick Facts
Biography
Tomas Henry Gaynor (born 21 February 1991), better known by his stage name Allday, is an Australian rapper from Adelaide, South Australia. 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. His works have been influenced by acts such as Silverchair, Frank Ocean, and TLC. 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. He sometimes raps under the alter ego MC Disturbance.
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. 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. It was supported by a headlining tour around Australia. In December 2014 he released the single "Wolves" featuring Sunni Colón. 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. 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. 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. 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. The album, titled Starry Night Over the Phone, was released on 12 July 2019.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
AUS | ||
Startup Cult |
| 3 |
Speeding |
| 6 |
Starry Night Over the Phone |
| 7 |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
---|---|---|---|
AUS | |||
A Skateboard Soirée |
| — | |
Loners Are Cool |
| 18 |
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2013-2015 Songs |
| - |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUS | ||||
"Claude Monet" | 2013 | — | Non-album single | |
"Right Now" | 2014 | 69 | Startup Cult | |
"You Always Know the DJ" | — |
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"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" | 2018 | — | Starry Night Over the Phone | |
"Protection" | 2019 | — | ||
"Lungs" | — | |||
"Restless" (featuring The Veronicas) | — | |||
"All da Way" | — | Non-album singles | ||
"OTT" | 2020 | — |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
---|---|---|---|
"for him." (Troye Sivan featuring Allday) | 2015 | Blue Neighbourhood | |
"UFO" (Mallrat featuring Allday) | 2018 |
| In the Sky |
"Swing" (Sofi Tukker featuring Allday) | 2020 | Dancing on the People | |
"Outta Space" (JXN featuring Allday & Fossa Beats) | Non-album single | ||
"Louis Wallet" (Jac 40 featuring Allday) | Non-album single |