Ruel's honest artistic evolution ahead of his long-awaited debut album with the release of a new single, "I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE YOU," released on this day. The song, which Ruel calls his "last little taste before the album," comes on a beat full of urgency and heartbreak that you need to hear.
The song has a very personal yet also universal quality, co-written by Ruel Vincent Van Dijk with Gabe Simon, Mark Landon, Spencer Stewart, and John Stephen Sudduth. The production from M-Phazes and Gabe Simon provides a glossy yet vulnerable backdrop that doesn't sacrifice radio friendliness for sappiness. It makes every layer of the instrumentation and every moment of its measured emotional journey feel intentional, imbuing the song with a weight that carries on in your mind even after the track has played to its end.
You are conditioned to connect through authenticity with songs like "I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE YOU". All of this has gone into the soul-searching songwriting and delivery on his upcoming debut LP.
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