Australian singer/songwriter Cloves emerged in the 2010s with a lush sound and smoky vocals reminiscent of Lana Del Rey and Adele. Her first EP, 2015's stripped-down XIII, allowed her voice to take center stage. Even as her production and instrumental backing swelled on her rocking debut full-length, One Big Nothing, Cloves' voice remained the main draw. At the end of the decade, she incorporated beat-heavy programming to the mix with the dark pop single "Dead," off 2021's Nightmare on Elmfield Road.