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Claire Heywood is an indie songwriter and a 2022 recipient of the Sonic Guild Grant. Heywood used her grant to record a full-length album titled "Water is All I See" in a highly collaborative two-year process with producer Matt Hoffman.

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Her new songs carefully consider themes of grief, femininity, gender, body image, motherhood, and loss. An interminable capacity to feel deeply and share about it resonates with listeners drawn to Heywood's stark lyricism and emotive singing voice.

 

Heywood's new compositions have matured to support her distinctive lyric-writing, made more characteristic by co-writes featuring thoughtful arrangements by Hoffman. Heywood's past performances include an opening slot for DeVotchka and sets at Boulder Film Festival, Jazz Aspen, and Film on the Rocks. Her 2019 EP "The Wind it Howls" was called "an exemplary debut, definitely one to keep an eye out for." (Culture Magazine) 
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Singles from "Water is All I See" begin releasing in September 2024. 

WATER IS ALL I SEE - CLAIRE HEYWOOD (2025)​

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​​"It’s easy to see why Heywood quickly became a voice that many folks were drawn to. If her sonic resonance had an aesthetic, it would be a homey mix of 70s-art-deco and modern-country sentiment. As graceful, poised, and confident Heywood is in conversation, her music offers a further vibration of eloquence that easily transports us to another plane." Out Front Magazine 

"Claire Heywood makes the kind of propulsive music that plays well at festivals. Her lyrics are evocative and imagistic, which reflects both her literary background and her musical influences. These include Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, and Lucinda Williams, the latter of whose presence is especially felt on the gothic-tinged “Old Soul’s Motel.” Country Queer 

"Claire is a mellow and quiet performer...she exudes the confidence of an old soul. Her new single, “Crushed Lemons,” is the kind of song you can play on repeat and never get tired of it. I’ll be first in line for her 2022 shows." Greeblehaus 

"Heywood’s casually charismatic delivery of the lyrics is reminiscent of a less angsty Courtney Barnett, but her brassy and mature vibrato sets her apart." Two Story Melody

LISTEN TO "CRUSHED LEMONS"

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LISTEN TO "PYTHON"

LISTEN TO "LETTER DAY"

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