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)
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.