Haley Heynderickx

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| name = Haley Heynderickx

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| caption = Heynderickx in August 2018

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|05|28}}

| birth_place = Stockton, California, U.S.

| origin = Portland, Oregon, U.S.

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| genre = Indie folk

| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter}}

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}

| years_active = 2015–present

| label = Mama Bird Recording Co.

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| website = {{URL|www.haley-heynderickx.com}}

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Haley Hannah Heynderickx (born May 28, 1993){{cite web|work=California Birth Index|title=Birth of Haley Heynderickx|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/haley_hannah_heynderickx_born_1993_22219646|access-date=February 1, 2019}} 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

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/music/2015/12/08/introducing-haley-heynderickx/|title=Introducing: Haley Heynderickx|website=Willamette Week|date=December 8, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Kofsky |first=Moriah |title=Haley Heynderickx on intuition, emotion, and how to feed your soul |url=https://xpn.org/2019/12/04/haley-heynderickx-interview/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=WXPN {{!}} Vinyl At Heart |language=en}}

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,{{cite news | last1=Horn | first1=Olivia | title=Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/haley-heynderickx-i-need-to-start-a-garden/ | access-date=March 29, 2018 | work=Pitchfork | date=March 12, 2018}} while NPR Music wrote that the album "captivates"{{cite news | last1=Walker | first1=Jerad | title=Review: Haley Heynderickx, 'I Need To Start A Garden' | url=https://www.npr.org/2018/02/22/587238388/first-listen-haley-heynderickx-i-need-to-start-a-garden | access-date=March 29, 2018 | work=NPR Music | date=February 22, 2018}} and Uproxx called it "an utterly brilliant folk debut".{{cite news | last1=White | first1=Caitlin | title=Haley Heynderickx's 'I Need To Start A Garden' Is An Utterly Brilliant Folk Debut | url=https://uproxx.com/music/haley-heynderickx-i-need-to-start-a-garden-interview/ | access-date=March 29, 2018 | work=Uproxx | date=March 6, 2018}} In January 2018, she was named an "Artist to Watch" by Stereogum.{{cite news | last1=Deusner | first1=Stephen | title=Artist To Watch: Haley Heynderickx | url=https://www.stereogum.com/1978242/artist-to-watch-haley-heynderickx/franchises/interview/ | access-date=March 29, 2018 | work=Stereogum | date=January 16, 2018}}

In fall 2023 she was an opening act for Tim Baker for several shows in his Canadian tour.Ben Okazawa, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tim_baker_plots_canadian_tour_shares_new_single "Tim Baker Plots Canadian Tour, Shares New Single"]. Exclaim!, September 19, 2023.

Seed of a Seed received a 7.6 from Pitchfork,{{Cite web |last=Lorusso |first=Marissa |title=Haley Heynderickx: Seed of a Seed |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/haley-heynderickx-seed-of-a-seed/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} in a review that described the album as exploring "her internal anxieties and the wisdom that can be gleaned outside the confines of our minds". Other outlets also described the album in positive terms, praising her maturing as a lyricist, musician and singer.{{Cite web |last=Cochran |first=Wes |date=2024-11-22 |title=Haley Heynderickx – Seed of a Seed {{!}} Album Review |url=https://swimintothesound.com/blog/2024/11/22/haley-heynderickx-seed-of-a-seed-album-review |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Swim Into The Sound |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Haley Heynderickx - Seed of a Seed Review |url=https://www.stilllisteningmagazine.com/reviews/haley-heynderickx-seed-of-a-seed-review |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Still Listening |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Moody |first=Mark |title=Seed of a Seed |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/seed_of_a_seed_haley_heynderickx |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.undertheradarmag.com |language=en}}

Style

Heynderickx's music features a fingerstyle acoustic guitar technique inspired by Leo Kottke and John Fahey{{cite news | last1=Walker | first1=Jerad | title=How Haley Heynderickx Found Her Confidence For Her Debut Album | url=http://nprillinois.org/post/how-haley-heynderickx-found-her-confidence-her-debut-album | access-date=March 29, 2018 | work=NPR Illinois | date=March 29, 2018}} paired with introspective lyrics punctuated with "well-timed levity".