Hayden Calnin
This local artist's slick sophomore EP provides perfect 'headphones music' in the vein of Bon Iver – distant and restrained, but interesting. Calnin's expressive, malleable vocals greatly enhance his solemn mode of storytelling, as when they melt seamlessly into the atmospheric swarm of sound in I Corrupt. Emotive ballad Coward is littered with the tinkles of chimes, occasionally punctured by a thunderous drum roll. Ebbing and flowing in great warm rushes, this release solidifies the slightly mournful, delicate brand of songwriting for which Calnin is becoming known.
