Acclaimed musician Calum Hood has today released his long-awaited debut solo album ORDER chaos ORDER.. The album is out now and available here. Calum has also released the official video for new single, ‘Sunsetter’.
Having spent the past 14 years touring the world and releasing music as one fourth of global phenomenon 5 Seconds of Summer, the dazzling and brooding ORDER chaos ORDER sees Calum Hood strike out alone for the first time, and emerge not just as a solo musician, but as the introspective storyteller he was always meant to be.
The result of a deeply personal creative journey, the album captures the strength it takes to look inward and to move forward through pain. Heady, raw, tender indie that is unflinchingly sincere, buoyed by hints of a coiled intensity within – a record that showcases the 29-year-old musician’s mastery of nuance and emotional depth, with melodies that reveal new layers with each listen, deepening further with every play and often leading to moments of quiet revelation.
The album features previously released single and album opener ‘Don’t Forget You Love Me’ – the first single to be released from the album and a song that served as the emotional cornerstone of the album and an introduction to the raw honesty and sonic depth that defines it. There was no hesitation when it came to frontloading the album with such devastating honesty – for Hood, this was an intentional move. Stepping into the solo spotlight has afforded him the opportunity to navigate the ruptures that can erupt from seismic life changes and move forward with a renewed sense of self.
The nine songs that follow alternatively feel like an afternoon spent listening to crackling vinyl with ‘Sweetdreams’, the breaking of waves with ‘Sunsetter’, and a summertime walk home through the park with ‘All My Affection’. The album also features ‘Call Me When You Know Better’, the second single to be released from the album which acted not only as the sonic breakthrough when making the album, welding digital and organic sounds together to create the sonic skeleton of what would become ORDER chaos ORDER, but also became a representation of the erratic noise in Calum’s mind, the chaos of contradicting thoughts, reflections, regrets, self pity and beyond.
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