Hein Cooper - Turbulent Heart (2021) Hi Res

Meeting the love of your life is a transformative experience. This life-changing feeling and all of the changes that come with it — is what Australian indie-pop singer-songwriter Hein Cooper explores on his new EP Turbulent Heart.

Recording the EP with producer Jarryd Shuker in Montreal, where Cooper also met his wife, the multi-instrumentalist has reached a place where he's ready to share every aspect of his being with another person. By doing that, he's able to be more purposeful and intentional in his everyday life. As well, by being true to someone else, he can be more faithful to himself.

"This was one of the last songs to be added to the EP. I was on a plane from somewhere to somewhere and freaked out over some turbulence and thought 'turbulent heart' had a ring to it. I had it there in my iPhone notes for a while before I knew where to go with it until my wife showed me a live performance of Aretha Franklin on YouTube, and I was in tears. It was such a sensitive moment to share that I ended up basing the song around that feeling. It's a celebration of getting through struggles together and staying in the heart of things."