Haley Heynderickx’s stunning 2018 debut album I Need To Start A Garden is led by opening track “No Face,” a gentle and simply lullaby that, at just two minutes long, leaves you wanting more while also accomplishing what it set out to do. Now she’s shared a new video for the song, and it’s equally straightforward, featuring a silhouette of Heynderickx’s profile and subtle, interpretive dance-like hand movements.
Heynderickx says the song was inspired by a classic Japanese animated movie: “Stemmed from the idea of a Miyazaki character of the film Spirited Away, ‘No Face’ represents a soul in no-man’s-land. The song is an odd ramble written after witnessing a bar fight in Portland based on racial discrimination.” As for the video, director Evan James Atwood says, “Haley and I wanted a silhouette for simplicity to complement the song. Shooting it surrounded by these plants, the palo santo, and the energy, it came together naturally in one take. We both loved how we tapped into the heart of the song itself — capturing the emotion so strongly.”
Watch the “No Face” video above, and revisit our interview with Heynderickx here. Heynderickx also just announced a US headlining tour for this summer, so check out all of her upcoming tour dates below.
5/5 — Leeds, UK @ Holy Trinity Church (Live at Leeds)
5/6 — Reading, UK @ Rising Sun Arts Centre
5/8 — London, UK @ Oslo Hackney #
5/9 — Birmingham, UK @ Hare And Hounds #
5/10 — Glasgow, Scotland @ The Hug and Pint #
5/11 — Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen #
5/12 — Brighton, UK @ The Prince Albert #
5/14 — Dublin, Ireland @ East Side Tavern
5/15 — Dublin, Ireland @ Ruby Sessions
5/16 — London, UK @ The Islington
5/18 — Brighton, UK @ Unitarian Church (The Great Escape)
5/20 — Brussels, Belgium @ AB Salon
5/21 — Utrecht, Netherlands @ Molen de Ster
5/30 — Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
6/1-2 — Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Fest
6/3 — Charleston, WV @ Mountain Stage
6/5 — Ann Arbor, MI @ Power Center *
6/6 — Bloomington, IN @ Castle Theater *
6/8 — Eau Claire, WI @ State Theatre *
6/9 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
6/10 — Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom *
6/12 — Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Music Hall *
6/14 — Portland, ME @ State Theatre *
6/15 — Portsmouth, NH @ Prescott Park Arts Festival *
6/16 — Exeter, NH @ Word Barn
6/17 — Great Barrington, MA @ The Mahaiwe Theatre *
6/18 — Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
6/19 — Washington, DC @ DC9
6/20 — Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
6/22 — Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
6/23 — Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
6/26 — Austin, TX @ Cactus Café
6/27 — Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
6/29 — Atlanta, GA @ Grocery On Home
7/05 — Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
7/10 — Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
7/11 — St. Louis, MO @ The Monocle
7/12 — Chicago, IL @ Martyrs’
# with Nap Eyes
* with Ani DiFranco
I Need to Start a Garden is out now via Mama Bird Recording Co. Get it here.
