Harry Hayes Shares Inspirations Behind New Single, ‘Baby’

Eora/Sydney producer Harry Hayes is back with his newest track, Baby, offering a heartfelt exploration of the emotional highs and lows of love. Building on the success of his previous release, I Love You, and his standout remix of Caribou’s Broke My Heart, Harry continues to showcase his ability to craft music that strikes a chord with audiences while solidifying his place as a rising talent in the music scene.

To celebrate the release, Harry has shared with us 5 tracks that inspired Baby.

‘Run’ – Tourist

I absolutely love the way Tourist builds his tracks, and how he delivers the ‘pay-offs’ or ‘drops’ in his music. Typically, his music tends to hold off from instant gratification, rather, he finds momentum, excitement, and emotion via his extended builds. To me, ‘Run’ is the perfect example of this. There is so much emotion and excitement in the first two and a half minutes in this song, then Tourist delivers the perfect payoff, where the song doesn’t necessarily explode in a humongous drop, rather it sits in a perfect pocket with a steady kick drum, and almost continues to build from there. Finding the emotion and euphoria in the ‘builds’ of electronic dance music is something I’m now constantly seeking, and Tourist does this perfectly.

‘Sleep Sound’ – Jamie xx 

Jamie xx is another master of arrangement in my eyes, as he allows his music to subtly move between sections, almost without you realising. Sleep Sound was actually the first electronic dance song I consciously remember listening to, and it absolutely blew me away when I first heard it. The track starts with a hypnotising harp sample against a downtempo shuffly UK Garage drum groove. Then the track filters down and introduces a new hook, a chopped up sample of ‘It’s a Blue World’ by ‘The Four Freshman’. The two sections perfectly accompany each other back to back. I couldn’t believe this song was 6 minutes long considering how engaged I felt the whole time. The tiny movements and idiosyncrasies throughout this track, as well as the two varying hooks that move back and forth, are what make this track so engaging and inspiring at the same time.

‘Yeah I Know’ – The 1975

Truly one of the most unique songs I have ever heard. This is The 1975 showing their vast versatility as they put away the 80’s inspired pop hits, and had a go at a moody 2-step track. An absolute curveball amongst their discography, which is something I aim to achieve, and not for the sake of the curveball, but to be confident enough in my own varied productions. This song abolished any preconceived ideas I had about sticking to a single sound as an artist. The almost spoken word-esque vocal delivery along with the winding chord progressions and repetitive drum loop is something I still draw inspiration upon.

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‘Ravi’ – Caribou 

Caribou is the master of vocal chops in my opinion, and uses these chops as a memorable and catchy melody, even though the lyrics are unintelligible. What I love about ‘Ravi’ is that we, as the listeners, spend the majority of the track captivated by the uplifting, filtering chord progression, alongside the vocal chops, and it isn’t until the latter half of the track where we hear the first intelligible vocals from Caribou himself. I really enjoy songs that aren’t afraid to provide the listener with a resolution towards the back end of the track.

‘Two Thousand and Seventeen’ – Four Tet 

This song exemplifies confidence in an idea or concept. Four Tet doesn’t overcompensate with unnecessary layers and remains disciplined by allowing the harp melody to remain forefront. This song is a perfect reminder for myself to strip down my music and find its core, allowing the production to sit comfortably around it and at times progressing when necessary. The live mashup of this track and 4T Recordings at Ally Pally is even more of a masterpiece. I highly recommend you check it out.

Harry Hayes’ loved up new jam, Baby is available now, everywhere via our pals at Love Club.