Clearing is the debut studio album of multidisciplinary artist Hayden Dunham, under their musical alias Hyd.

Dunham created the QT project alongside friends in 2014: PC Music founder A. G. Cook and Sophie.

The project included the single "Hey QT", and DrinkQT, a Red Bull-esque energy drink with a design by Kim Laughton.

[11][12] In an interview with Caroline Polachek in December 2021, Hyd confirmed they were working on music with Alex Somers and Hannah Diamond.

[14] Hyd performed at Pitchfork Music Festival the same month, where she shared some of the album's songs.