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About Kalen
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Kalen Hogan debuted onto the local Central Coast music scene in late 2022. Having watched his musical uncle write and perform, Kalen started writing his own material at fifteen. At age 17, Kalen proudly launched his debut album ‘Isolation’ May 5, 2023.
Kalen says he is inspired by the 1990’s grunge movement, with a real reverence for bands like Nirvana but describes himself as an alternative indie rock singer song writer. Kalen sings about the complexities of everyday life, with an open heart and keen observing eye. His pure vocal tone and moderately high pitch may reflect why some tracks have been compared to Thom Yorke from Radiohead and the late Jeff Buckley. Many of Kalen’s lyrical melodies build up to a decent falsetto and although still only young, the emotion he brings to each song gives his music an ageless appeal. Musically, Kalen incorporates a lot of dissonant harmonies into his spicy chord mix and in songs like ‘Be with You’ he produces some sweet but heart-breaking guitar solos.
Keen to kick off the new year with new music, Kalen has emerged from recent studio time and is set to release his latest single ‘ON THE PHONE’ April 12th, 2024. Kalen continues to write new material and has started the collaboration process with other rising local musicians. You can catch Kalen live at varying venues and events across the coast and stayed tuned for more single releases throughout the back half of the year.
Distribution and Publishing through Foghorn Records
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1st single release for 2024 ON THE PHONE
releases April 12, 2024.
‘On the Phone’ sings of the challenge of being stuck in today’s dating apps, offline from life. This song narrates the tale of a mate watching two separate friends lost on their phones, scrolling to date strangers, whilst he knows they would be perfectly matched, if they just got out of their phones and rooms.
The chords and melody for the track had been bouncing around in Kalen’s mind whilst he finished off the ‘Isolation’ album in 2023 but the story behind the lyrics had yet to unfold. Kalen believes ‘On the Phone’ has a bit of an attitude and would never have fitted in with his melancholier sounding tracks of the previous year.
Recorded at Damien Gerard Studios. Special thanks to Kayne Butler on drums, producer Andrew Beck and mastering by King Willy Sound
Distribution and Publishing through Foghorn Records https://medianews.foghornrecords.net/
USA REVIEWS
Write-Up's on the debut album are in!
https://jukeboxmind.com/2023/05/29/kalen-hogans-debut-album-isolation/
https://www.coyotemusic.com/reviews/isolation
https://www.musicfarmer5.com/post/kalen-hogan-isolation
https://thebandcampdiaries.com/post/718358755955343360/kalen-hogan-has-recently-released-a-new-album
Debut Album - ISOLATION - Out Now
Kalen's Debut Album 'Isolation' - Released May 5, 2023
https://ffm.to/kalenhoganisolation
17-year-old Central Coast local, Kalen Hogan, releases his debut album 'Isolation'.
Recorded at Damien Gerard Studio's with producer Andrew Beck and with Kayne Butler on drums, the album highlights this young musician’s natural talent for creating catchy melodies. Although, still in his last year at school the album has a ageless appeal. The thoughtful and sometimes melancholy lyrics highlight
Kalen’s sensitivity to life's universa themes.
From the initial single born from the pandemic lockdowns, the songs transition through: relationships left behind; feeling alienated or lost; realising the finite time you have with those you love and understanding your outlook is only relevant to your perspective.
The album ‘Isolation’ was initially created in a time of forced introspective thinking. Skilfully, the tracks are matched with some soul-searching guitar solos that echo the intensity of the lyrics. Tracks like 'Beliefs' and 'Not Even A Friend' are tracks that fight back with some big drums and up beat spicy guitar chords.
The dissonant harmonies and chord progression on the album are a subtle nod to Kalen's respect for the 1990's Seattle Grunge scene. The album is alternative rock and with the purposeful lack of heavy distortion, the sound stays true to its indie roots.
Distribution and Publishing through Foghorn Records https://medianews.foghornrecords.net/
STONED AND COLD - Out NOW
Kalen's third single released February 17, 2023.
After watching a local missing person report, Kalen felt the need to write ‘Stoned And Cold’. The missing person was someone his own age and the day was miserable outside. Kalen felt a connection to how the teens family and friends thoughts would go to the worst-case scenario. The tracks sound is filled with pensive sadness and regret. Unusually, the song ends with a final verse, rather than a chorus, leaving the listener hanging just like the imagined family. Stoned and Cold is the third preview single release off Kalen's awaited debut album 'Isolation' due out May 5 2023.
Recorded at Damien Gerard Studios. Special thanks again to Producer Andrew Beck and Kayne Butler on drums.
Distribution and Publishing through Foghorn Records https://medianews.foghornrecords.net/
Not Even A Friend - Out Now
Kalen's second and last single release for the year 'Not Even a Friend' - Released October 14, 2022.
Kalen was inspired to write ‘Not Even A Friend’ after witnessing a good mates relationship blow-up! It’s about the slow decline to an eventual relationship break up and the transgressions that unravelled until it’s final downfall. It’s about the shock of thinking you know someone but finding out you don’t know them at all. Being once so close and intimate to not even a friend anymore. It’s an upbeat tempo with a fiery bridge and unravelling lyric. The track ‘Not Even A Friend’ captures the surprise and disappointment of being caught in a relationship gone south.
Recorded at Damien Gerard Studios. Special thanks again to Producer Andrew Beck and Kayne Butler on drums.
Distribution and Publishing through Foghorn Records https://medianews.foghornrecords.net/
Help Me I’m Dying - Debut Single Release
Kalen Hogan was 15, when first inspired to write his song, Help Me I’m Dying. At the time, he was impacted by a story he’d watched of a young person dying in the arms of their parents. Kalen wrote the song to better understand how it made him feel and decided to add the imagined soul’s transition, to remind us, we aren’t just the physical form. It’s a song about wanting to be saved but equally wanting to leave a pained broken body. The track has a dream like quality, filled with melancholy, which sings of a knowing that not all can be saved. Cheers to Engineer/Production Andrew Beck @ Damien Gerard Studios, West Gosford. Released on Spotify and more, September 23, 2022!
2024 Looking to the Future
Stayed tuned via the GIG tab and follow Kalen on Instagram for upcoming live shows! Don't forget to pre-save to the 2024 new single release 'ON THE PHONE' out April 12, 2024!
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