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We’re hyped to exclusively premiere the brand-new single and video from Harrison Rimmer – Ripped Up Magazine – only on The Front Row.

Some songs find you when you’re ready — even if that means taking a decade-long detour first. Ripped Up Magazine, the latest single from singer-songwriter Harrison Rimmer, is a raw, slow-burning anthem of reflection and resilience, lifted from his long-awaited album Cheaper Than Therapy.

Originally written back in 2014/15 as an EP deep cut, Rimmer never intended this one to take centre stage. “It was about this weird lull in my life between leaving uni and starting my first job,” he explains. “The world was trying to make me grow up fast. It was just an EP track I thought sounded cool.” But the song refused to be background noise. Over the years, it grew a cult status — becoming his most covered and requested song at gigs.

That persistent demand led to producer Grant Henderson encouraging Rimmer to revisit the track during the Cheaper Than Therapy sessions. The result is a reimagined version that hits harder, not louder — powered by his live band in full flight and Rimmer’s matured delivery. “It fits the theme of the album,” he says. “In therapy, I’ve been encouraged to have moments of reflection with my younger self… it’s been good to rework songs I wrote when I was younger.”

The track itself simmers rather than explodes, layered in dusty Americana tones and emotionally freighted lyricism. You can hear echoes of Springsteen’s storytelling, the grit of Frank Turner, and the soulful phrasing of vintage Joe Cocker — yet there’s an unmistakable honesty here that’s all Rimmer.

The broader album, Cheaper Than Therapy, is a patchwork of life lessons: love, loss, wanderlust, and personal reckoning. And with influences spanning everyone from Marvin Gaye to Celine Dion, it promises a diverse sonic journey, held together by the Northern troubadour’s gravelly voice and candid pen.

Ripped Up Magazine might not have been designed as a single, but in this refined, full-band form, it feels like the emotional heart of the album — a letter from past to present that lands with weight.

If you’ve ever looked back on your younger self with a mix of fondness and frustration, this one’s for you.