TOO MANY YESTERDAYS

Ian Ruhala, better known as HALA, has been writing and recording music for several years now and at the
young age of 18, he is already a singer/songwriter veteran.
 
With several releases already under his belt, even before graduating high school, Ruhala has created some
buzz with his solo, at-home/DIY recording style that relates well with music from artists like M. Ward,
Mac DeMarco and Travis Bretzer.
 
After attending college at Central Michigan University for a semester, Ruhala’s mind was more on lyrics than
on school-work. Writing over sixty songs during this time period, Ian decided to fully immerse himself into his passion to manufacture his first proper debut, Spoonfed.
 
The meaning behind Spoonfed, as Ruhala explains, is about dealing with the things and ideas that people feed you when you are young, and trying to do your best to not repeat the norm. Songs like “Phone Calls,” and
“Not Your Modern Man” discuss topics like marrying young, and society’s fear of face-to-face interaction
with each other, with lyrics that you will be surprised to find out, came from an 18 year old kid from Michigan.
 
Every song on this album tells a story; heart-break is talked about in the ironically upbeat song “Reruns,” and the track “Just Because,” shows HALA’s appreciation for the simple things in life, with the line, “Sunday morning, Dad’s at home, watches football and paints his toes, will I ever be?” One thing is for sure, it is extremely refreshing to see someone so young be able to produce something of this magnitude; Ruhala’s future is bright.
 
Get your bowls, and a spoon, because this Indie singer/songwriter says, "breakfast is served."

What Is Love? Tell Me, Is It Easy?

You come around playing with my heart 
You come around telling me secrets 
You come around asking me why I've been such a fool 

But I'll take it back to the start 
Back to when it was something new 
Change, it comes around, with its reflections too 

It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through the night 
It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through 

Slide your way on over baby, 
light the cigarette 
stacking up in between your teeth 
yeah, no regrets - baby I said 

It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through the night 
It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through 
It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through the night 
It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through 

Woo 

It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through the night 
It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through 
It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through the night 
It'll be alright 
If we make it through, make it through

from "The Cart", released August 31, 2016 
Recorded by CERAMIC ANIMAL at Daddy's Basement Studios 
Written produced and mixed by Warren Regan

"The Cart"

Dreams Via Memories

LOVING

LOVING - The Not Real Lake

Yellow Days - You Are Nothing That I Can't Get Over

No. 5

made by us in wes's garage
cover art by kyle robinson

Maybe

stream on spotify

Written by Mild Orange 
Recorded in Dunedin and Arrowtown, New Zealand 2017/2018 

Produced/Mixed/Engineered by Josh Mehrtens 
Track 3 'Stranger' Produced/Mixed/Engineered by Tom Bell 
Mastered by Fabian Tormin (Plaetlin Mastering) 

Performed by Mild Orange: 
Vocals/Lyrics/Guitar (Electric and Acoustic)/Synthesizer: Josh Mehrtens 
Guitar (Electric and Acoustic): Josh Reid 
Bass: Tom Kelk 
Percussion: Jack Ferguson 

Additional performances: 
Poetry (~Outro) and Spoken-word: Bena Simanu (B) 
Synthesizer (Intro~): Sam Mehrtens (Sam Wave) 

Album Art: Rosham Beau (Josh Mehrtens)

Mysight

Lady Friend

Happen Twice

from the LP "Hazel" June 11, 2013 via Gold Robot. Pre-order here: http://goldrobotrecords.bigcartel.com/product/young-hunting-hazel-12

Yellow Days - You Are Nothing That I Can't Get Over

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