I Need to Start a Garden

My submission! Beautiful album. Sounds even better on vinyl and best live.

Great sounding music and a beautiful voice

Really good soft indie stuff. I think it needs a few more spins, but could see it being in regular rotation.

Saw Hayley live a few weeks ago, they're super talented. Thank you for submitting this album, love it.

9/10. This was really chill, definitely need to revisit at a time when I can listen to the lyrics more attentively, because what I heard, I liked.

The first few songs were lovely, timid songs. It felt like everything fits good together. The second part of the album is more uptempo. And in another way, everything fits too! Precious little surprise

Pretty incredible. This is a very specific kind of music that I am 100% in the pocket for

I have listened to The Bug Collector so many times

If you want heart-wrenching queer-coded indie folk, look no further than this Portland singer-songwriter. 9/10

Well this was just a delightful dollop of indie folk today. I definitely enjoyed it as a whole, but Oom Sha La La in particular is going to be on heavy rotation for me this year, I can already tell.

I like a good singer/songwriter with a beautiful voice, and this certainly qualifies. Very nice, interesting songs, excellent lyrics, beautiful arrangements. I don’t like her hairstyle on the album cover, that’s my only real negative. 4 stars.

Heynderickx's all-too-brief thesis reveals itself, this time, as about groups. Folk music, it turns out, in its small ensembles, is a member of large-group genre club. Elements of the natural and home world symbolize relationships on this record, with touches of jazz, classical, and band tunes the musical reminders.

The album's sound is truly captivating. The guitar in 'The Bug Collector' is particularly mesmerizing, and the overall arrangements are masterfully crafted. The singer's voice is exquisite, seamlessly blending with the music like a glove. A beautiful folk record. I have listened to it on a Sunday morning, it probably enhances its charm

I liked this. It felt to me like the product of an artist still in formation, but a lot of talent and potential. I think she would benefit from some collaborators to fill out the sound.

It's nice folk. Not exactly groundbreaking, but it was lovely. Reminds me a bit of Mothers early work.

I like the rockier parts better than the folkier parts.

Lovely minimalistic approach and some very sweet melodies. The vocals harmonies are just perfect. Nice one!

Lovely and sometimes biting indie folk. I can really get into this, when the mood is right.

The good alt-folk

Listened to this one a good deal over 2020 and was familiar with the more popular tracks. Those that incorporate a full band have some wonderful arrangements and instrumentation, and Heynderickx's vocals swing from soothing to frenetic to perfectly match whatever the mood may be. I do wish the experimental singer-songwriter streak present in the bigger tracks was consistent throughout the album, but overall this is a solid listen and I hope we get more material from Haley soon!

twee indie folk, oddly-spelled name and she's from Portland! Take my 2/5.

Not my jam

Not much into this melancholic music