TOM HANLEY – “OVERNIGHT”
INDEPENDENT
Originally from Uxbridge, Ontario, Tom Hanley began his musical journey as the singer/guitarist in a slew of pop punk bands with “terrible names,” performing at high school parties. It was there he fell in love with playing in bands and writing music. In college, he started a six piece funk band, JUICE, recording and touring for eight years. After years of deliberation, countless wedding band gigs, and 60 songs written later, he’s ready to share his debut single, “Overnight.”
Together with songwriter/producer Nixon Boyd (Hollerado, Dizzy), Hanley has taken the first steps to establish his sound and production aesthetic as a solo artist. “Overnight” was written right at the beginning of the pandemic. It’s about the first few days of lockdown and how it felt like everything was changing so fast and we had no control. It’s also the title of his forthcoming EP.
ARTIST QUOTE
The song is about how the whole world basically changed “Overnight.” It’s also the title of the album. This project has been in the works for a long time, like probably the summation of five years of work searching for what I want to sound like as a solo artist. So it also has a bit of a double meaning because calling a project that took years to get to the finish line Overnight makes me laugh.
This whole project has been DIY. Other than two studio days at Giant Studios in Toronto where we recorded nine bed tracks, I recorded, produced and arranged everything at my home studio. That goes for the majority of visuals as well. All of the promo vids, lyric video and music video I shot and edited myself.
Over the course of the lockdowns I filmed everything I did, from baking, puzzles, learning to properly care for plants and getting a kitten. I wanted to catch it all so when we were back to normal this video would be a time capsule. Sure, it’s a time I think we all somewhat try to forget, but in those hard times there were beautiful moments.
Tom Hanley
[Single]
(Independent)
Release Date: November 3, 2023