# Cloves (singer)

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

## 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. She appeared in season two of The Voice Australia in 2013, singing Melanie's "Brand New Key" during her audition. The song peaked at number 40 on the ARIA singles chart. She was later eliminated during the battle rounds after performing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
| 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". Later, she released her debut single, "Don't You Wait", off her debut EP, XIII. Another track, called "Everybody's Son", was also released. The song was featured in The Vampire Diaries, Season 7, episode 20. 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". 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.
She performed at the Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals in 2016. On 18 November 2016, Cloves released the lead single of her debut album, entitled "Better Now". On 19 May 2017, she released the second single, "California Numb". On 1 February 2018, the third single, "Bringing the House Down", was released. Later that year, on 25 May 2018, the fourth single, "Wasted Time", was released. "Hit Me Hard", the fifth single of the album, was released on 24 August 2018. Her debut album, One Big Nothing, was released on 28 September 2018. 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 | Release: 28 September 2018 Label: Island Records Australia Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Nightmare on Elmfield Road | Release: 21 May 2021 Label: Interscope Records Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| XIII | 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 |
| Bittersweet Melancholia | Released: Spring 2025 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 | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | US Rock | Album |
| "Brand New Key" | 2013 | 40 | — | Non-album single |
| "Don't You Wait" | 2015 | — | — | XIII |
| "Don't Forget About Me" | 2016 | — | 34 | XIII |
| "Better Now" | 2016 | — | — | One Big Nothing |
| "California Numb" | 2017 | — | — | One Big Nothing |
| "Bringing the House Down" | 2018 | — | — | One Big Nothing |
| "Wasted Time" | 2018 | — | — | One Big Nothing |
| "Hit Me Hard" | 2018 | — | — | One Big Nothing |
| "Dead" | 2020 | — | — | Nightmare on Elmfield Road |
| "Sicko" | 2021 | — | — | Nightmare on Elmfield Road |
| "Manic" | 2021 | — | — | Nightmare on Elmfield Road |
| "Nightmare" | 2021 | — | — | Nightmare on Elmfield Road |
| "Good Try" | 2023 | — | — | HER |
| "Care" | 2023 | — | — | HER |
| "Ugly Feelings" | 2023 | — | — | HER |
| "Graveyard" | 2023 | — | — | HER |
| "California" (with Netsky) | 2025 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "The Thought of You" | 2025 | — | — | Bittersweet Melancholia |

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Out of the Blue" (Joelistics featuring Kaity Dunstan) | 2014 | Blue Volumes |
| "Erase / Rewind" (Power-Haus with Christian Reindl featuring Cloves) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "The End of the Earth" (Power-Haus with Christian Reindl featuring Cloves) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Focus" (John Summit featuring Cloves) | 2025 | Non-album singles |

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Frail Love" | 2015 | XIII |
| "Everybody's Son" | 2015 | XIII |
| "Blowin' in the Wind" | 2019 | Non-album promotional singles |
| "Gone" | 2020 | Non-album promotional singles |
| "Where Is My Mind?" | 2023 | Impact Winter 2 (Original Soundtrack) |
| "Crash" | 2024 | Impact Winter 3 (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) | 2023 | From a Bakermat Point Of View |
| "Who I'm Not" (Tinlicker featuring Cloves) | 2024 | Cold Enough For Snow |
| "Tired" | 2024 | Impact Winter 3 (Original Soundtrack) |
| "Who I'm Not (Mixed)" (Tinlicker featuring Cloves) | 2024 | Tinlicker at CRSSS Festival Fall 2024: Ocean View (DJ Mix) |

### Music videos
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Don't Forget About Me" | 2016 | — |
| "Better Now" | 2017 | Phillip Lopez |
| "California Numb" | 2017 | Phillip Lopez |
| "Bringing the House Down" | 2018 | Sophie Muller |
| "Dead" | 2020 | Daniel Carberry & Carly Cussen |
| "Sicko" | 2021 | Daniel Carberry & Carly Cussen |

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Main artist | Director |
| "Out of the Blue" | 2014 | Joelistics | Rhys Graham |
| "Focus" | 2025 | John Summit | John Summit & Shailee Ben-David |