Dar Williams
“It’s a highway, filled with deep, exotic colours and beautiful delicate things as well as the perils that come from moving so fast,” says Dar Williams, describing modern life. On her 13th album, Hummingbird Highway, out September 12 on Righteous Babe Records, Williams celebrates the colours she glimpses from her vantage as a touring musician. “I was a kid from the suburbs who listened when her hippie teachers said to get out in the world,” Williams muses. Hummingbird Highway is the latest chapter in a richly unfolding story. Drawing on her experience as a playwright, Williams populates her latest album with nuanced characters that come alive in the space of a few minutes.
Heather Maloney
Massachusetts-based “writer song-singer” Heather Maloney found music in the midst of three years at a meditation center, honing a sound moored in days of silent reflection and reverence for storytellers like Joni, Rilke, Ken Burns, and the anonymous authors of Zen parables.
With over 1,000 international shows and 8 studio albums under her belt, she has this year released her 9th and most personal record to date, 'Exploding Star'.
While she eventually traded the quiet, structured life of a yogi for the kinetic life of a touring musician, the core of her songwriting has remained centred around same curiosity about our inner world and the desire to articulate it through storytelling.
What they say about Heather
'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
'Intricate melodies…dynamic musical arrangements and thoughtful lyrics.' – DIFFUSER FM
'Her music is riveting, her voice adventurous, her lyrics thought-provoking…' – NO DEPRESSION
