ABOUT LITTLE HURT:
The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Colin Dieden had all but forgotten his childhood baseball nickname, “Little Hurt”, until he woke up from a deep sleep one night in 2019. Feeling a strong need to fulfill the name once more—not at home plate, but in the studio and on stage as the moniker for his solo music, Little Hurt was born.
By 2019, that “kid” had come a long way from Kansas, fronting The Mowgli’s to international success upheld by over 200 million cumulative streams, critical acclaim from Rolling Stone and The Fader, and sold out shows far and wide. After nearly a decade, he desired to share himself like never before though.
Moving on with the blessing of his bandmates’ (and friends), Colin began writing for what would become Little Hurt in early 2019. Holed up in a studio alongside producer and frequent collaborator Rob Ellmore, Colin opened up and recorded a handful of demos. Those demos caught the attention of The Orchard, who signed him straight away upon first listen. Equally influenced by everything from Jack Kerouac to Louis The Child, Crosby Stills Nash & Young to Major Lazer, as well as touchstones such as The National and The Smiths, he fashioned a dreamy and dynamic style rooted in ethereal production flourishes and candid lyricism on the line between alternative and pop. Little Hurt’s music has received rave reviews and has been featured on Spotify’s The New Alt, New Noise and It’s Alt Good playlists, Amazon’s Best of 2020 Alternative and Fresh Alternative playlists, and Pandora’s New Music Now, New Alt Now Top Alt Hits, Alt Nation and more.
