Haley Heynderickx

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Haley Heynderickx
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Heynderickx in August 2018
Background information
Born (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 (age 32)
Stockton, California, U.S.
Origin Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres Indie folk
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2015–present
LabelsMama Bird Recording Co.
Website www.haley-heynderickx.com

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.

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Early life

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 with a degree in Business. [2] [3]

Career

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 , [4] while NPR Music wrote that the album "captivates" [5] and Uproxx called it "an utterly brilliant folk debut". [6] In January 2018, she was named an "Artist to Watch" by Stereogum . [7] In fall 2023 she was an opening act for Tim Baker for several shows in his Canadian tour. [8] She released her second studio album, Seed of a Seed , on November 1, 2024. [9]

Style

Heynderickx's music features a fingerstyle acoustic guitar technique inspired by Leo Kottke and John Fahey [10] paired with introspective lyrics punctuated with "well-timed levity". [4]

Discography

Albums

Collaborative albums

EPs

References

  1. ↑ "Birth of Haley Heynderickx". California Birth Index . Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Introducing: Haley Heynderickx". Willamette Week. December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kofsky, Moriah. "Haley Heynderickx on intuition, emotion, and how to feed your soul". WXPN | Vinyl At Heart. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Horn, Olivia (March 12, 2018). "Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ Walker, Jerad (February 22, 2018). "Review: Haley Heynderickx, 'I Need To Start A Garden'". NPR Music. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Deusner, Stephen (January 16, 2018). "Artist To Watch: Haley Heynderickx". Stereogum. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ Ben Okazawa, "Tim Baker Plots Canadian Tour, Shares New Single". Exclaim! , September 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ Rossignol, Derrick (September 18, 2024). "Haley Heynderickx Announces Her New Album Seed of a Seed with the Yearning Single "Foxglove"". Uproxx . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ Walker, Jerad (March 29, 2018). "How Haley Heynderickx Found Her Confidence For Her Debut Album". NPR Illinois. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ DeVille, Chris (November 18, 2025). "Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover Share Two New Songs: Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
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