Haley Heynderickx has introduced her first new album in six years. Seed of a Seed arrives digitally November 1 and bodily December 6 (through Mama Hen Recording Co.). The Portland-based singer-songwriter has shared her second single from the album, “Foxglove,” with a music video directed by Evan Benally Atwood. Within the clip, two individuals embark on an journey on a grassy mountain whereas Heynderickx sings and whittles a stick. Watch it under.
The long-awaited follow-up to Heynderickx’s 2018 debut full-length, I Must Begin a Backyard, was led by the July single “Seed of a Seed.” Whereas that music was about reclaiming your time, “Foxglove” appears ahead to dream of an easygoing future. “[It’s] my daydream tune craving a slower and easier tempo of life,” she defined. “Typically all of it feels so distant—dwelling in a metropolis being so faraway from a life entwined with nature.”
Lyrically, Seed of a Seed facilities across the methods by which we’ve distanced ourselves from nature in a world of expertise and overconsumption. Becoming a member of Heynderickx to flesh out the album’s compositions are drummer Daniel Rossi, trombone participant Denzel Mendoza, and bassist Matthew Holmes, with further elements by electrical guitarist William Seiji Marsh and cellist Caleigh Drane.
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