Clyde Crooks readies new EP Hark with “Coldest Day of the Year” single

Crooks, who has previously produced for Nate Sib and Loukemann, said the EP was assembled from ideas that had stayed with him over the years. “Time is the ultimate musical durability test,” Crooks said. “If I keep coming back to an idea over the years, there’s probably something there. I can’t trust an idea I made last night with the same certainty as a demo from high school that still resonates. Seniority takes priority. That philosophy is how I made Hark.” Across the EP, Crooks writes about grief, addiction, and his move towards sobriety. “Coldest Day of the Year” was written after meeting his current partner. “It is a reluctant love song,” he said. “The night I met my current partner was transcendent – true love at first sight. I wrote the first verse that night. The chorus came recently, as we were getting serious and I was getting sober, trying to reconcile falling deeply in love with a lifelong fear of intimacy and commitment.” He added: “Sobriety forced me to confront a simple realisation: my feelings won’t kill me. Neither will vulnerability, connection, or commitment. But my coping mechanisms will.” Hark follows Crooks’ 2025 debut let the red curtain down. Watch the video ...