Scott Hardware Ballad Of A Tryhard 9/15/17 took shape during the COVID-19

took shape during the COVID-19 pandemic and is as much a reflection on the current times as it is an urge to find common ground

A philosophical psych-tinged journey

I Will Always Love You 12

phased percussion to create a more hypnotic

with mariachi horns

Scott Hardware Ballad Of A Tryhard 9/15/17 took shape during the COVID-19Ballad of a Tryhard is the bold third album by Scott Hardware, the moniker of Toronto based musician and composer Scott Harwood. Its a record filled with unselfconsciously ambitious Y2K rock; a reimagination of experimental adult contemporary that tweaks the limits of soft rock with curiosity and appreciation. Hardware conducts a painstaking character evaluation to better understand the world by looking inward. Suspended and exalting, the album bursts