Heather Maloney (born December 4, 1985) 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

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-based label

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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.

Early life and education

Maloney was raised in

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'' blog wrote about and shared a video of Maloney performing 'Woodstock' with

Darlingside Darlingside is a four-person indie folk band from Boston, MA. The band consists of Don Mitchell, Auyon Mukharji, Harris Paseltiner, and David Senft. Their style has been described as “exquisitely-arranged, literary-minded, baroque folk-pop� ...

; the writer favorably compared her to Mitchell. In 2014, Maloney released a collaborative EP with Boston quartet Darlingside entitled ''Woodstock'', where she covers

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's song ''

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''. Following the release of ''Woodstock'', Maloney and Darlingside embarked on a nationwide tour. Following ''Woodstock'', Maloney joined with producer Bill Reynolds to create ''Making Me Break'' (2015). The album features members of

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and

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. 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."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maloney, Heather American folk singers Songwriters from New Jersey Singers from New Jersey Guitarists from New Jersey People from Hamburg, New Jersey Living people 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American women guitarists 21st-century American guitarists Signature Sounds artists 21st-century American singers 1985 births