Lyrics:

You know me well
Still hard to tell
What’s going on
Cause I fall from grace
Each and everyday
Oh drop the hat
But I don’t wanna lesson
No, I’m only confessin’
That I might just be

A difficult love
A difficult love
A difficult love
I’m so difficult

Cause when I’m rocking the place
I’m never far away
From a mess again
(Mess again, mess again)
But you stay by my side
I’m left wondering why?
Cause I know that I’m obsessive
(Oh I’m obsessive babe)
But you are my main obsession
(Ooo)
Still I might just be

A difficult love
A difficult love
A difficult love
I’m so difficult

(Difficult)
Ooo but am I pushing you outta reach?
(Difficult)
Tell me baby how long is my leash?
(Difficult)
Ooo well tell me how long?
Oh how long?

Oh but I don’t want any lessons
I’m only now confessin’
That I might just be

A difficult love
A difficult love
A difficult love
I’m so difficult, difficult
(Oh I’m a difficult love)
A difficult love
A difficult love
A difficult love
I’m so difficult

Liner Notes:
Written and Composed by Ivan Hartle and Matt Storm
Electric Guitar | Lead/Backing Vocals by Ivan Hartle
Conga | Electric Guitar | Backing Vocals by Matt Storm
Drums by Trent Otter
Bass by Yamil Chain-Haddad
Engineered | Mixed | Produced by Matt Storm
Additional Engineering by Rory Macdonald
Mastered by Greg Mindorff at Suite Sound Labs
Recorded at Electric Maple Tree
Cover Design by Evan Miller

Difficult

Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., Ivan Hartle is a musician who molds a vintage sonic aesthetic with modern elements.  Pivoting from a successful United States college baseball career into music, he’s been featured as a popular and emerging artist by DailyHive Canada. His bluesy, soul singer-songwriter stylings are drawn from the classic sounds of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, to new age artists like John Mayer, Amos Lee, and Leon Bridges. Ivan’s memorable live act is flush with melodic grooves and strong, soulful vocals.

Ivan burst onto the Vancouver music scene with gigs at The Imperial, Biltmore, Fox Cabaret, Guilt & Co., Railway Club, Fortune Sound Club, and many others. He’s been featured on notable festival line ups including Rifflandia, North Vancouver Shipyards Festival, and the Surrey Fusion Festival. Other career highlights include touring Western Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver Island + more), opening for Jon and Roy, and headlining the McPherson Theatre in Victoria in 2022. 

Ivan's received national CBC radio airplay (You Got Me, More to Find), and also the Netherlands' national NPO radio 2 (You Got Me). With well over a million streams on Spotify (680k+ for “Feelin’ Like”, 150k+ for “Love in the Lead”, 90k+ for "Shine"), and various Spotify editorial playlist streams (Blues Roots, Retro Soul, Mellow Morning, Chilled Roots, Retro Pop + more), he's poised for continued success with the release of his first full length album "A Place to Stay" on December 15th, 2023.