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4th Wall is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel, released on 3 March 2023. The album was announced on 25 January 2023.
Inspired by Ruel's favorite films, primarily The Truman Show and Fight Club, the album "imagines Ruel finding out his entire life is a lie, being filmed for someone else's entertainment".
Upon announcement, Ruel said, "I spent the last 3 years writing it and wound up with over 100 songs. I rewrote half of them and re-recorded most of them, until they sounded exactly as I heard them in my head. It's been the biggest journey making this record and I know I kept you waiting for it, but on March 3rd, it'll be all yours. I'm so proud of it, thank you so, so much for sticking with me."
Ruel announced the first leg of his 4th Wall World Tour, which commenced in Australia and New Zealand in April 2023.
At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Produced Release.




Reception



Milky Milky Milky said "On his debut offering, Ruel comes to the realisation that life isn't all it appears to be. There's a complexity to the human existence, one that is heightened during the transitionary period towards adulthood. And that, in all its essence, is what forms the conceptual basis of 4th Wall... Overall, 4th Wall is a finely crafted capsule of stories that indicate the trajectory Australian pop music is heading. Subtly threading in nostalgic and multi-genre notes across the body of work speaks to how we consume music, influenced by different genres. The record takes influences that are so relatable, and adds junctures that either hark back to, or become, annotations within the album. Ruel has delivered a multi-faceted body of work that cements his place as one of Australia's most engaging contemporary acts."
Robin Murray from Clash Magazine said "Taken as a whole, 4th Wall is ruthlessly entertaining and undeniably ambitious, with Ruel chopping down the excess to leave only prime cuts. A punchy introductory gambit, the album finds the Australian pop trailblazer hauling down the walls while letting fans into his world."




Track listing



Notes

^[p] signifies a primary and vocal producer
^[c] signifies a co-producer
^[a] signifies an additional producer




Personnel


Musicians

Technical

Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering (1–4, 6, 7, 11–14)
Dale Becker – mastering (5, 8–10)
Lars Stalfors – mixing (1–4, 6, 7, 11–14)
Eric J. Dubowsky – mixing (5, 8–10)
Sammy Witte – engineering (9)
M-Phazes – vocal engineering (9)
Connor Hedge – engineering assistance (9)
Matt Curtin – engineering assistance (9)




Charts






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Release history






References

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