Valentine’s Day has always sold a fantasy—roses, certainty, and a neatly packaged version of love.
Kevin Silvester isn’t buying it.

With his explosive new single “BULLET FOR YOUR VALENTINE,” the rising pop-rock artist leans into contradiction: loving love, but hating the pressure around it. The result is a track that feels like a rom-com spiraling into a meltdown—equal parts satire, vulnerability, and emotional whiplash.

Built on glossy hooks and punchy, high-energy production, the single introduces “K,” the central character of Silvester’s upcoming concept album: wounded, cocky, insecure, and painfully self-aware.

We caught up with Kevin to talk about cultural roots, rebelling against classical training, chaotic songwriting sessions, and why sometimes sarcasm is just heartbreak in disguise.

On Cultural Identity and Early Influences

Mundane Magazine: What role has your cultural background played in shaping your music?

Kevin Silvester:
I’m Chinese, and it’s definitely influenced my music. Growing up, my parents had a lot of mainstream Mandopop playing in the house, and that music often blends pop/rock elements with live instrumentation. That definitely shaped my ear early on.

Rebelling Against Classical Training

Mundane Magazine: You started piano really young. Why didn’t you follow the classical route?

Kevin Silvester:
I started piano at four, and I hated it. It was super traditional, super competitive, and it felt like all the creativity was sucked out of music.

My mum says I was always messing around on the piano—writing my own little things instead of practicing what I was supposed to.

By the time I was a tween, I rebelled. I picked up drums and guitar, and that’s when I got into rock and heavier music.

GarageBand, Curiosity, and the Electronic DNA

Mundane Magazine: How did you get into electronic production?

Kevin Silvester:
Around 13, I started messing around on GarageBand on my iPad, trying to remake instrumentals of songs I loved. I wanted to understand what was happening underneath the vocals.

I remember trying to reverse-engineer songs like Blank Space by Taylor Swift and Applause by Lady Gaga with whatever sounds I could find.

That rabbit hole led me into heavier electronic music. The first artist I really obsessed over was Krewella—they had this mix of emotional songwriting with aggressive production. That’s when I started writing lyrics over my own tracks.

Even now, that’s still in my DNA. I’m super hands-on with production and I naturally gravitate toward energetic, heavier sounds—even in my pop songs.

A Creative Process Built on Chaos (and Memes)

Mundane Magazine: What does your songwriting process look like?

Kevin Silvester:
It changes every time. Usually I’ll start alone on guitar or piano and just dump ideas out.

But with this album, I pushed myself out of that comfort zone. With Christopher Vernon, we’d build the production first—especially the rock elements—and then I’d write to it. It felt like building a world before stepping into it.

Then with my best friend Kirrilee, it’s the complete opposite. We start with a Google Doc and fill it with memes as a moodboard—honestly just stupid images that make us cry laughing. Then we start writing under them, and somehow it turns into a song. At one point we ended up writing a whole track about seducing your best friend’s dad.

Setting the Tone for a New Era

Mundane Magazine: How does “BULLET FOR YOUR VALENTINE” introduce this new project?

Kevin Silvester:
It sets the tone for the whole album. It introduces “K”—this hopeless romantic with a love-hate relationship with men, who’s wounded but also kind of cocky.

Sonically, it’s the blueprint: explosive pop-rock with glossy pop catchiness.

Rom-Com Verses, Emotional Tantrum Chorus

Mundane Magazine: What was the vision behind the song?

Kevin Silvester:
I wrote it with Christopher Vernon. I wanted the verses to feel like a rom-com soundtrack, and then the chorus to hit like a tantrum.

Lyrically, it’s about being single in your early 20s, surrounded by couples, being told “someone’s out there,” and just wanting to scream. But instead, you use humour as a coping mechanism.

Valentine’s Day: Love vs. Anxiety

Mundane Magazine: How do you really feel about Valentine’s Day?

Kevin Silvester:
It genuinely makes me anxious. I love the idea of love, but it also puts a spotlight on what you don’t have.

This song is me rolling my eyes while secretly caring way too much.

The Title: A Cheeky Twist

Mundane Magazine: Where did the title come from?

Kevin Silvester:
I love turning band names into song ideas—it’s like a little game I play.

I’m a huge fan of Bullet For My Valentine, so I flipped it into BULLET FOR YOUR VALENTINE as a pun. I did something similar on my first EP with BAD OMEN, inspired by Bad Omens.

Introducing “K”: A Character on the Edge

At the core of this new era is “K,” the emotional nucleus of Silvester’s upcoming concept album. Through him, Silvester explores the contradictions of modern romance: confidence masking insecurity, humor masking heartbreak, bravado masking longing.

“BULLET FOR YOUR VALENTINE” is the first glimpse into that world—a loud, dramatic, and deeply relatable entry point.

When Sarcasm Becomes Survival

With this release, Kevin Silvester doesn’t reject love—he interrogates it. He laughs at it. He spirals through it.

And in doing so, he captures something quietly universal:
the feeling of wanting love badly, while pretending you don’t.

“I wanted people to laugh at some of the thoughts,” he says, “and then realise they’ve absolutely had them too.”

Mission accomplished.