Hayden Calnin 'All Kinds Of Light'

Across a series of acclaimed projects, Melbourne-based indie folk singer, songwriter and producer Hayden Calnin has carved out his signature, intricate blend of acoustic folk melodies, lush, gentle soundscapes, and glitchy, otherworldly production – all of it held together by his rich, haunting vocal. It is this artistry, paired with a worldview shifting experience, that you’ll uncover on his new EP, All Kinds Of Light - LISTEN HERE.

Last year, Hayden took a trip to Colombia to work on a documentary that investigated and explored light phenomena across the South American country, and the stories and myths that surround it. It was this experience, and the way it changed him, that inspired Hayden’s new EP. Spread across the record’s tracklisting are places and mountains in Colombia, an ode to the memories and experiences that shaped it.

“‘All Kinds Of Light’ is a body of work inspired by spending some time in Colombia, South America in 2023. This body of work uses sounds I’ve collected while travelling to create music that speaks predominantly about positive growth as a person and also about light in all its spectrums, and how it can really shape and affect you to your core.

“It’s a timestamp for me, about a really transformative trip to a part of the world I had not seen before. It taught me so many life lessons and I’m so thankful for that,” Hayden says. “I felt transformed, loved, and appreciative. I really did come back with a new perspective and view on life and my place within it.”

'All Kinds Of Light' is out now via Nettwerk Music.