HEATHER MALONEY in SERENBE

837 MIDDLETON WAY,Chattahoochee Hills GA 30268

04 June, 2022

Description

Heather Maloney's “Soil in the Sky” is a collective memory. Stitched together from personal and universal ecstasy, loss both intimate and an On Heather’s newest record Soil In The Sky, her “ability to channel emotion is radical” (PopMatters). Her 4th full-length album released on the celebrated indie label Signature Sounds, “SITS” is stacked with special guests who help her deliver an immense range of sound and sentiment in 12 songs; there’s a duet with Dawes front-man Taylor Goldsmith on the Walt Whitman-inspired love song “We Were Together”, an appearance by Rachael Price on the album’s opening track “Enigma”, and Jay Ungar lends his legendary fiddle to “Oklahoma Lullaby”, a song inspired by Ken Burns’ documentary The Dustbowl. (Ungar composed Ashokan Farewell in Burns’ The Civil War). The all-star band includes drummer Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes), and multiple members of the Amos Lee band.  Maloney's prolific discography spans from 2011-2019, and includes her 2015 album Making Me Break (produced by Band of Horses’ Bill Reynolds), and her 2014 collaborative EP with Darlingside - Woodstock - was reviewed by the New York Times and received praise from Graham Nash. Heather’s songs have played on NPR stations across the country . “Lyrics that cut to the chase” – Huffington Post “Utterly gorgeous – visceral.” – Val Haller, New York Times “Her not-so-secret weapon is that voice ”– Boston Globe “Delicious... really excellent” – Graham Nash“...stunning, breathy, and starkly memorable.” – SPIN Magazine