Nathan Cavaleri has lived a thousand lives (child actor, signed to Michael Jackson’s record label, cancer survivor) and he hasn’t even hit 40 years old. Doing all he’s done can take an impact on your mental health, and he takes an introspective look at his own with new single ‘Before You Check Out’.
With delicate plucks and the warm wave of brass that builds up towards the end, the song is immediately evocative and meditative, imploring you to sink in and listen.
“I strongly identified with what he went through and wished I had reached out to him,” Cavaleri said of the song, which was written after a cousin of his passed away after experiencing major mental health issues.
“Having battled my own demons, I wondered whether my experience would have helped. I contemplated what I’d share if time could show mercy. I would share how our thoughts and beliefs colourise our experience and skew our perception of the world, giving us a false sense of reality – a notion that helped me to expose the root of many of my physical and mental health issues that were mistakenly believed to be out of my control.”
The song is taken from Cavaleri’s new album Demons which is set for release on Friday, 6th August. He is also set to tour the album throughout New South Wales and Victoria later this year and will appear an episode of Australian Story, set to air in early August.
Listen to ‘Before You Check Out’, and see Cavaleri’s tour dates, below.
Nathan Cavaleri 2020 East Coast Australian Tour
Tickets on sale now
Friday, 2nd October
The Rhythm Hut, Gosford
Tickets: Official Website
Saturday, 3rd October
The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Newcastle
Tickets: Official Website
Friday, 9th October
Brass Monkey, Cronulla
Tickets: Official Website
Friday, 30th October
Camelot Lounge, Sydney
Tickets: Official Website
Sunday, 1st November
Heritage Hotel, Bulli
Tickets: Official Website
Thursday, 12th November
Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
Tickets: Official Website
Friday, 13th November
The Catfish, Fitzroy
Tickets: Official Website
Saturday, 14th November
Live At The Bundy, Bundalaguah
Tickets: Official Website
Friday, 27th November
The Baroque Room, Katoomba
Tickets: Official Website