About Kalen
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Debuting in 2022 and with two singles now behind him, singer songwriter, Kalen Hogan, recently released his 3rd single, ‘Stoned and Cold’ February 17, as a precursor to his first album dropping May 5, 2023.
The album 'Isolation' promises to fill you with pensive emotions and a sense of melancholy. Whilst still only in his senior year at school, the heavy-hearted lyrics are based on observations of loves lost, losing yourself and realising your mortality. Skilfully, the tracks are magically matched with some soul searching guitar solos. Isolation is an apt name for the album, as a sense of melodic desolation leaches out of each track, but surprises like 'Belief' and 'Not Even A Friend' are tracks that fight back with some big drums and spicy guitar licks.
The album was recorded at Damien Gerard Studio's, Gosford, with Producer Andrew Beck and Kayne Butler on drums.
Kalen describes himself as a guitarist at heart. The song writing process for this 17-year-old Year 12 student from the Central Coast of NSW, is always about the music first with the lyric melody to follow. Kalen's sound vibes alternative indie rock, with a mash of 80's & 90's influences. Kalen started gigging locally in late 2022 to good audience feedback. Reviewers say, the tracks are reminiscent of Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and Angus & Julia Stone.
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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's thoughts would go to the worst-case scenario. Were they worrying and imagining their daughters fear? Was she lost and cold or dying in some unknown location? 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!
2023 Looking to the Future
January 2023 - Kalen has headed back into the studio to record a further 3 tracks. Combined with the unreleased 3 from the back end of last year, he's moved from EP to an Album release for second quarter 2023.
Debut album set to launch May 5th 2023.
Stayed tuned via Instagram to follow the album launch date and new gig's in 2023!
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