Haley Heynderickx
Haley Heynderickx | |
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.jpg) Heynderickx in August 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 28, 1993 Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie folk |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Mama Bird Recording Co. |
| Website | www |
Haley Hannah Heynderickx (born May 28, 1993)[1] is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. In 2016, she released her debut EP, Fish Eyes. Her first full-length album, I Need to Start a Garden, was released in March 2018 on Mama Bird Recording Co. Seed of a Seed, her second album, was released in November 2024 on the same label.
Early life
[edit]Heynderickx was born in Stockton, California to a Filipino-American family and grew up in Forest Grove, Oregon, where she learned to sing in church. She graduated from Portland State University.[2]
Career
[edit]She released her debut EP, Fish Eyes, in 2016. In March 2018, she released her first album, I Need to Start a Garden, on Mama Bird Recording Co. The album received positive reviews, including a 7.3 rating from Pitchfork,[3] while NPR Music wrote that the album "captivates"[4] and Uproxx called it "an utterly brilliant folk debut".[5] In January 2018, she was named an "Artist to Watch" by Stereogum.[6]
In fall 2023 she was an opening act for Tim Baker for several shows in his Canadian tour.[7]
Style
[edit]Heynderickx's music features a fingerstyle acoustic guitar technique inspired by Leo Kottke and John Fahey[8] paired with introspective lyrics punctuated with "well-timed levity".[3]
Discography
[edit]Albums
- I Need to Start a Garden (March 2, 2018)
- Seed of a Seed (November 1, 2024)
EPs
- Fish Eyes (January 29, 2016)
- Unpeeled (Banana Stand) (March 17, 2017)
- Among Horses III (October 5, 2018)
References
[edit]- ^ "Birth of Haley Heynderickx". California Birth Index. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Introducing: Haley Heynderickx". Willamette Week. December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Horn, Olivia (March 12, 2018). "Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Walker, Jerad (February 22, 2018). "Review: Haley Heynderickx, 'I Need To Start A Garden'". NPR Music. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ White, Caitlin (March 6, 2018). "Haley Heynderickx's 'I Need To Start A Garden' Is An Utterly Brilliant Folk Debut". Uproxx. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen (January 16, 2018). "Artist To Watch: Haley Heynderickx". Stereogum. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Ben Okazawa, "Tim Baker Plots Canadian Tour, Shares New Single". Exclaim!, September 19, 2023.
- ^ Walker, Jerad (March 29, 2018). "How Haley Heynderickx Found Her Confidence For Her Debut Album". NPR Illinois. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- American Christians
- American women singer-songwriters
- American musicians of Filipino descent
- American feminist musicians
- Singers from Portland, Oregon
- Singer-songwriters from Oregon
- 21st-century American women singers
- Musicians from Stockton, California
- People from Forest Grove, Oregon
- Portland State University alumni
- Singer-songwriters from California