Australian singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Hayden Calnin quietly made an indelible mark on independent music through his combination of troubadour-style storytelling and inventive genre-busting alternative songcraft. Over the course of three EPs and the epic two-part 2016 full-length Cut Love Pt. 1 and Cut Love Pt. 2, he landed major syncs everywhere from Suits, The Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf, The 100. Along the way he racked up millions of Spotify streams.
Calnin just announced his forthcoming EP, Soon Forever, to be released via Nettwerk on September 4th, 2020. Today, he shares the first track, “Unfortunate Love,” which features longtime friend, collaborator and roommate, Harrison Storm.
Hayden explains, “The song had existed for quite a while, but just as music. I kept trying to find the vocal melody and words that would help surround it and bring it to life, but nothing seemed to feel right. I decided to bring in Harrison to try some vocal melody ideas and he immediately just hit the world I was looking for. Harrison had been going through a bunch of personal change in his life and as friends we have a way of trying to push each other to channel those thoughts into music. It can be pretty therapeutic at times, and I think that really comes out in this song both lyrically and melodically.”
Harrison adds, “Hayden and I spent an evening in our home studio one night piecing together some lyrics to the chorus melody based around a break up I went through last year. It was interesting having Hayden’s perspective and understanding on the situation seeing as we live together and was really aware of what was going on. The sentiment of the song touches on not being unfairly resentful of the break up and moving on in a somewhat healthy way.”
