Dalton Mauldin is not only a man of many talents, but he’s also a very busy man. The Florida native is a full time student, a baseball player, and of course, a musician! Having to juggle many passions can be challenging, but Dalton has certainly made it work.
So in 2018, Dalton released his debut single “Nights With You.” The song has amassed over 6 million streams, and was featured on Spotify’s Fresh Finds, Fresh Finds: Pop, and Pop-Co playlists. What a sweet way to kick things off, wouldn’t you say?
And to kick off his 2021, Dalton has rolled out his second EP, the cabin. The four song project features previously released tracks “deja vu” and “run,” as well two new ones – “bad guy,” and “idwgtsrn.” Dalton had a blast putting the project together, which was appropriately created in a cabin.
“Making this EP was probably the best week of my life,” Dalton recalls. “My good friends, Parker Livingston & Jackson Stokes, & myself all went and rented out a cabin in the middle of the woods in Tennessee for 5 days with a goal of leaving there with a full EP, and that’s exactly what we did. Parker came all the way from San Francisco and Jackson came from Birmingham. Before making this cabin trip, we had an idea of creating this raw sounding acoustic EP because of the whole ‘cabin’ vibe we were going to be around that entire week, but things changed after we created the first song that released off the EP, which was ‘run’.”
“run” helped set the tone for the rest of the EP, which Dalton and his camp ended up enjoying immensely. He says, “I feel like all of these songs have specific dynamics to them that make them different from each other, but at the same time holistically come together as one.”
Dalton’s personal standout track on the EP is “idwgtsrn,” or “I don’t wanna go to sleep right now.” For this project, Dalton really wanted to focus on making the most vulnerable music possible. He feels that “idwgtsrn” embodies that sentiment pretty well, and is his most personal work yet. “It’s always scary to show people songs where you’re showing your vulnerability,” he confesses, “but that’s what makes music so beautiful.”
Sing along below!
