Heather Maloney (born December 4, 1985)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. In 2009, she self-released her debut album, Cozy Razor's Edge, followed by Time & Pocket Change in 2011. In 2012, Maloney signed with Northampton-based label Signature Sounds Recordings[2] where she released Heather Maloney (2013), Woodstock (2014), Making Me Break (2015) and Just Enough Sun (2018). The full length album Soil in the Sky was released in 2019.[3]
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Born | (1985-12-04) December 4, 1985 (age 36) [1] |
Origin | Hamburg, New Jersey |
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Signature Sounds Recordings |
Website | heathermaloney |
Maloney was raised in Hamburg, New Jersey.[2] She studied classical operatic singing, improvisational jazz vocals, and music theory.[1][4][5]
From 2006 to 2009, Maloney lived and worked at a silent meditation retreat center in Barre, Massachusetts, taking vows of silence for days at a time.[2][1] According to Maloney, the silence helped her discover songwriting; she wrote her first songs while living at the retreat center.[4][1][2]
In December 2013, a New York Times blog wrote about and shared a video of Maloney performing 'Woodstock' with Darlingside; the writer favorably compared her to Mitchell.[6] In 2014, Maloney released a collaborative EP with Boston quartet Darlingside entitled Woodstock, where she covers Joni Mitchell's song Woodstock. Following the release of Woodstock, Maloney and Darlingside embarked on a nationwide tour.[7]
Following Woodstock, Maloney joined with producer Bill Reynolds[4] to create Making Me Break (2015). The album features members of My Morning Jacket and The Wallflowers.[8]
Reviewer Elisabeth Woronzoff writing in Pop Matters described Maloney's 2019 album Soil in the Sky as developing "a multitude of captivating musical twists all the while projecting earnest emotionality."[3]
...Heather Maloney ... the Northampton, Massachusetts based label Signature Sounds, Soil in the Sky establishes Maloney’s platform for circumventing convention. Adorned in alluring lyricism, Soil in the Sky develops a multitude of captivating musical twists all the while projecting earnest emotionality....
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