Haley Heynderickx is releasing her new album – and first since her 2018 debut – on 1 November. As a final teaser of Seed of a Seed, she has shared the album’s opener “Gemini”.
The songwriter places herself in a space of confusion from the start of “Gemini”, grasping for a sense of self as she observes “a woman in the corner claiming she is just the former one of me / And I am here just out of context”. The sprightly indie-folk number takes off like a rabbit burrowing into its warren as Heynderickx delves deeper into her psychological state, discussing this alternate version of herself: “when I’ve gone too long without her / And I’m alone and I’m addicted to my phone / She cuts the cord she pulls the power”. There’s a chug to “Gemini” that is added by subtle upright bass and electric guitar, making the song ebb and flow with the vicissitudes of Heyderickx thought processes. It’s a deeply engrossing song that rides from choppy acoustic to regal and warm arrangements as Heynderickx goes from fidgeting uncertainty to gorgeous self-possession.
Check out “Gemini” below or find it on streamers.
Haley Heynderickx’s new album Seed of a Seed is out November 1 via Mama Bird Recording Co. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Bandcamp.
She has these live dates ahead:
Oct 18 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Oct 19 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Nov 8 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Nov 9 – Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium
Nov 10 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Nov 11 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy
Nov 13 – Albany, NY – The Egg
Nov 14 – Somerville, MA – Somerville Theatre
Nov 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Music Hall at World Cafe Live
Nov 16 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Nov 17 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
