Cloves (singer)

Cloves
Background information
BornMelbourne, Australia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2013–present
Labels

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

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]

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

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

Title Details
One Big Nothing[23]
Nightmare on Elmfield Road[24]

Extended plays

Title Details
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
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[4][26] 		US
Rock
[27]
"Brand New Key" 2013 40 — 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
Title Year Album
"Out of the Blue"[A][32][33]
(Joelistics featuring Kaity Dunstan) 		2014 Blue Volumes
"Erase / Rewind"
(Christian Reindl featuring Cloves) 		2024 Non-album singles
"The End of the Earth"
(Christian Reindl featuring Cloves)

Promotional singles

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

Other appearances

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

Music videos

As lead artist

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

Notes

  1. ^ a b Credited as Kaity Dunstan.

References

  1. ^ a b "Cloves". Interscope Records. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "[LISTEN] Cloves - Frail Love :: Indie Shuffle". www.indieshuffle.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ Paredes, Arlene (15 April 2013). "The Voice 2013: Kaity Dunstan, Harrison Craig and Celia Pavey in Australian Charts [VIDEO]". International Business Times AU. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kaity Dunstan discography". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ^ B, Alicia (28 April 2013). "The Voice Battle Round 2". Throng. Retrieved 13 February 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b "Frail Love by CLOVES on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Premiere: Cloves – 'Don't You Wait'". 22 October 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Everybody's Son by CLOVES on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Music from The Vampire Diaries S7E20". TuneFind. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  10. ^ "XIII - EP by Cloves on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  11. ^ McMahon, Milly. "get to know cloves, down to earth with the voice of an angel | watch | i-D". i-D. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Me Before You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Don't Forget About Me by Cloves on Amazon Music UK". Amazon UK. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  14. ^ a b "CLOVES - Don't Forget About Me (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  15. ^ Buli, Liv. "Top 3 Undiscovered Acts To Catch At Lollapalooza". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Cloves". Lollapalooza. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  17. ^ Wass, Mike (22 April 2016). "Coachella 2016: Cloves On Her First Major Festival & Debut LP | Idolator". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Better Now – Single by CLOVES on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  19. ^ a b "California Numb – Single by CLOVES on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Bringing The House Down – Single by CLOVES on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  21. ^ a b "Wasted Time – Single by CLOVES on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  22. ^ a b "Hit Me Hard – Single by CLOVES on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  23. ^ a b "One Big Nothing by CLOVES on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  24. ^ "Nightmare on Elmfield Road by CLOVES on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  25. ^ "XIII – EP by CLOVES on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  26. ^ "CLOVES discography". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  27. ^ "CLOVES Chart History: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  28. ^ "Dead by CLOVES on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  29. ^ "Sicko by CLOVES on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Manic by CLOVES on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  31. ^ "Nightmare by CLOVES on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Out of the Blue [Explicit] by Joelistics feat. Kaity Dunstan on Amazon Music". Amazon. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  33. ^ "Joelistics - Out of the Blue/Say I'm Good (Vynil) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Blowin' In The Wind — Single by CLOVES on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  35. ^ "Gone by CLOVES on Apple Music". Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  36. ^ "CLOVES - Better Now (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  37. ^ "Cloves shares new video 'Better Now' following her much talked about Australian showcase". 29 January 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  38. ^ "Watch CLOVES' New Video for "California Numb"". 2 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  39. ^ "CLOVES - California Numb (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  40. ^ "CLOVES - Bringing The House Down (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  41. ^ "CLOVES Is "Bringing the House Down" with a New Song and Music Video". February 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  42. ^ "Joelistics - Out of the Blue feat. Kaity Dunstan [Official Music Video]". YouTube. Retrieved 13 June 2018.