Cloves (singer)

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Cloves
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Background information
Born Melbourne, Australia
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2013–present
Labels

Kaitlyn "Kaity" Dunstan, known by her stage name Cloves (stylised CLOVES), is an Australian singer-songwriter. [1]

Contents

Background

Early life and The Voice

Dunstan began performing at age thirteen with her sister in local bars and pubs. She wrote her first song at age eleven.[ citation needed ] She appeared in season two of The Voice Australia in 2013, singing Melanie's "Brand New Key" during her audition. [2] The song peaked at number 40 on the ARIA singles chart. [3] [4] She was later eliminated during the battle rounds after performing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". [5]

RoundSongOriginal artistOrderResult
The Blind Auditions"Brand New Key" Melanie 1All judges offered to coach
Dunstan chose to join Team Ricky
Battle Rounds"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (vs. Nick Kingswell) Cyndi Lauper 6Eliminated

2015–present

In 2015, under the new moniker Cloves, which was inspired by a trip to Bali, she released her first track "Frail Love". [1] [6] Later, she released her debut single, "Don't You Wait", off her debut EP, XIII. [7] Another track, called "Everybody's Son", was also released. [8] The song was featured in The Vampire Diaries, Season 7, episode 20. [9] On 20 November 2015, she released her EP XIII through Universal Music Australia, which includes all previous songs and a track called "Don't Forget About Me". [10] [11] The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2016 film Me Before You and released as a single on 22 June 2018, with the music video being released the next day. [12] [13] [14]

She performed at the Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals in 2016. [15] [16] [17] On 18 November 2016, Cloves released the lead single of her debut album, entitled "Better Now". [18] On 19 May 2017, she released the second single, "California Numb". [19] On 1 February 2018, the third single, "Bringing the House Down", was released. [20] Later that year, on 25 May 2018, the fourth single, "Wasted Time", was released. [21] "Hit Me Hard", the fifth single of the album, was released on 24 August 2018. [22] Her debut album, One Big Nothing, was released on 28 September 2018. [23] The album contains ten songs overall, three of those being new songs, two being rearranged versions of "Frail Love" and "Don't You Wait", and the rest being the previous singles.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
One Big Nothing [23]
Nightmare on Elmfield Road [24]

Extended plays

TitleDetails
XIII [25]
  • Released: 20 November 2015
  • Label: Universal Music Australia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
HER
  • Released: 8 December 2023
  • Label: Red Cherry Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[4] [26] 		US
Rock
[27]
"Brand New Key"201340—Non-album single
"Don't You Wait" [7] 2015——XIII
"Don't Forget About Me" [13] 2016—34
"Better Now" [18] ——One Big Nothing
"California Numb" [19] 2017——
"Bringing the House Down" [20] 2018——
"Wasted Time" [21] ——
"Hit Me Hard" [22] ——
"Dead" [28] 2020——Nightmare on Elmfield Road
"Sicko" [29] 2021——
"Manic" [30] ——
"Nightmare" [31] ——
"Good Try"2023——HER
"Care"——
"Ugly Feelings"——
"Graveyard"——
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Out of the Blue" [upper-alpha 1] [32] [33]
(Joelistics featuring Kaity Dunstan)		2014Blue Volumes
"Erase / Rewind"
(Christian Reindl featuring Cloves)		2024Non-album singles
"The End of the Earth"
(Christian Reindl featuring Cloves)

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Frail Love" [6] 2015XIII
"Everybody's Son" [8]
"Blowin' in the Wind" [34] 2019Non-album singles
"Gone" [35] 2020
"Where Is My Mind?"2023Impact Winter 2 (Original Soundtrack)

Other appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Moving Forward"2023Impact Winter 2 (Original Soundtrack)
"Insane"
(Bakermat featuring Cloves)		From a Bakermat Point Of View
"Who I'm Not"
(Tinlicker featuring Cloves)		2024Cold Enough For Snow

Music videos

As lead artist

TitleYearDirector(s)
"Don't Forget About Me" [14] 2016—
"Better Now" [36] 2017Phillip Lopez [37] [38]
"California Numb" [39]
"Bringing the House Down" [40] 2018 Sophie Muller [41]
"Dead"2020Daniel Carberry & Carly Cussen
"Sicko"2021
TitleYearMain artistDirector
"Out of the Blue" [upper-alpha 1] [42] 2014 Joelistics Rhys Graham

Notes

    1. 1 2 Credited as Kaity Dunstan.

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