I Need to Start a Garden
I Need to Start a Garden | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 9, 2018 | |||
Studio | Nomah Studios, Portland, Oregon | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 30:56 | |||
Label | Mama Bird Recording Co. | |||
Producer | Zak Kimball | |||
Haley Heynderickx chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | (7.6/10)[2] |
Metacritic | 80/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
DIY | [5] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[6] |
MusicOMH | [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[8] |
PopMatters | 7/10[9] |
The Skinny | [10] |
I Need to Start a Garden is the debut studio album by American musician Haley Heynderickx. It was released in March 2018 under Mama Bird Recording Company.
Production
[edit]In an interview, Haley Heynderickx explained it took three attempts to record the album. Her first attempt was at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon, with musician Colyn Cameron. However, a horse had passed away during one of her songs. She explained, "I lost faith in the songs and myself. The horse died". The second was at a conventional studio, but Heynderickx felt inhibited by insecurity and worries about money from the cost of the studio: "It doesn't feel like a labour of love when every moment you're in a studio it feels like you're losing money. The last thing I want to think about when capturing songs that were made from a place of love, is money." Her third attempt was made at Nomah Studios – an in-house licensing studio set up by Heynderickx's friends.[11]
Music video
[edit]On May 2, 2018, the music video of "No Face" was released. In a statement, Heynderickx explained the song was inspired by the 2001 Japanese animated movie Spirited Away.[12] The video was directed by Evan James Atwood.[13]
Critical reception
[edit]I Need to Start a Garden was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 10 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release an 80 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[1]
Marcy Donelson of AllMusic said: "With eight tracks and a playing time of 30 minutes, it's an efficient debut without a weak song in the bunch, one noteworthy for its poise as well as its engaging eccentricity."[4]
Accolades
[edit]Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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Digital Trends | Digital Trends' Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 17[14]
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Exclaim! | Exclaim!'s Top 10 Folk and Country Albums of 2018 | 4[15]
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God Is in the TV | God Is in the TV's Top 100 Albums of 2018 | 22[16]
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Loud and Quiet | Loud and Quiet's Top 40 Albums of 2018 | 27[17]
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Paste | Paste's Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 30[18]
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Paste's Top 20 Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year | 7[19]
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PopMatters | PopMatters's Top 20 Albums of 2018 | 8[20]
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Sputnikmusic | Sputnikmusic's Top 100 Albums of the Decade (2010s) | 56[21]
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The Wild Honey Pie | The Wild Honey Pie's Top 30 Albums of 2018 | 10[22]
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Uproxx | Uproxx's Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 25[23]
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Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Haley Heynderickx.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "No Face" | 1:56 |
2. | "The Bug Collector" | 3:48 |
3. | "Jo" | 3:52 |
4. | "Worth It" | 7:53 |
5. | "Show You a Body" | 3:29 |
6. | "Untitled God Song" | 3:44 |
7. | "Oom Sha La La" | 2:57 |
8. | "Drinking Song" | 3:16 |
Personnel
[edit]- Haley Heynderickx – vocals, co-production
- Zak Kimball – production, engineering, mixing
- Timothy Stollenwerk – mastering
- Adam Gonsalves – vinyl cut
- Alessandra Leimer – cover photo
- Vincent Bancheri – design
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Any Decent Music? Review". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Donelson, Marcy. "I Need To Start A Garden - Haley Heynderickx". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Bentley, James (30 March 2018). "Haley Heynderickx - I Need To Start A Garden". DIY. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Greene, Sarah (March 2, 2018). "Exclaim! review". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, John (March 26, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Horn, Olivia (March 12, 2018). "Haley Heynderickx: I Need to Start a Garden". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Laird, Christopher (March 15, 2018). "Haley Heynderickx's 'I Need to Start a Garden' Addresses This Sad World with Absurdity". PopMatters. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Inglis, Tony (April 3, 2018). "Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden". Theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Greene, Sarah (March 8, 2018). "It Took Haley Heynderickx Three Tries to Make Her Debut Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Rossignol, Derrick (May 2, 2018). "Haley Heynderickx's 'No Face' Video Mirrors The Song's Simplicity With Artistic Silhouettes". Uproxx. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Haley Heynderickx - No Face". YouTube. May 2, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Hall, Parker (December 12, 2018). "The Best Albums of 2018". Digital Trends. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Folk and Country Albums". Exclaim!. December 6, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "GIITTV Albums of the Year". God Is in the TV. December 10, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "The Loud and Quiet Best 40 Albums of 2018". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Paste. November 26, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Paste's 20 Best Albums of 2018 So Far". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Frahm, Jonathan (November 27, 2018). "Top 20 Folk Albums of 2018". PopMatters. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Sputnikmusic's Top 100 Albums of the 2010s". Sputnikmusic. April 7, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Top 30 Albums of 2018". The Wild Honey Pie. December 18, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Uproxx. December 3, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2020.