The Hidden Meanings

The Hidden Meanings started playing their head-turning originals and ear-catching covers at Toronto open mics in 2017-18. In 2020, they recruited singer Richard Ivey…just in time for the pandemic. Pivoting back to song-writing mode, they traded files and put together a bunch of new songs which they introduced to the world in 2022.
Since then, they've said hello to Akashic Rekords--for whom they recorded their debut EP, “In Another Life,” with producer/composer Igor Vrabac in 2023--released it in 2024, and said goodbye to a founding member that same year.
Now, in 2025, they're launching a new series of independent recordings produced by Alan Hardiman (Ms, Grundy, Hardiman Bacque). The first of these, "Walking Wounded," was inspired by the harrowing experiences of some of the men and women who put their lives--and their mental health--on the line in the military and police. But, as the song's writer, Eric Gall (guitar) points out, "the song's 'grown,' first, to reflect the experiences of Canadians in the face of unfair tariffs, and second the dystopian reality Americans face under the current regime:"
No enemy can hurt you
Like the one who's got your back
The face you once looked up to
Smiles and surprise attacks.

The band, nicknamed "Toronto’s Newest Hitmakers," consists of:
Richard Ivey, Vocals, Eric Gall, Guitar, Darby Macnab, Bass and Chris Elsworthy, Drums.
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