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One Sentence: Hayley Lynn's songwriting is raw, seductive, and impactful - one, that is unforgettable.
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Portland, Oregon songwriter Hayley Lynn has been creating songs and albums over the last six years. She has been steadily shaping her upcoming album ‘Horizon’ due October, 2022. Her 2016 soul-pop EP “Hypnotize” was released to a sold out show. Her album “Bring on the Flames” (2018) was placed in the Netflix Original shows “The Pier” and “Money Heist.” Since then, Lynn’s music has been placed on ABC, the 700 Club, and Big Ten Network, expanding Lynn’s reach to international audiences. Recently, Lynn’s touring the west coast with breakthrough performances at festivals such as Northwest Folklife and Oregon Country Fair.Bio:Hayley Lynn planted the seeds of her music career around 2016 in her hometown of Portland, OR. Her folky roots quickly took shape as she organically emerged with a sound that can be described as sultry, indie-folk-pop. Over the next two years, Lynn refined her gripping and raw style while amassing a body of work that achieved successes few songwriters can claim. Her 2018 album, Bring on the Flames, was performed to several sold out shows across the Pacific Northwest and had placements on ABC, Big Ten Network, 700 Club, and Netflix Original shows, “The Pier” and “Money Heist.”
Immediately building on that impressively swift momentum, she began releasing a healthy stream of flourishing singles and EPs over the next four years, each one more potent than the last. This culminated with her masterful 2022 album, Horizon, where she demonstrated songwriting and vocal prowess with a maturity and poise that is moving to say the least. In her own words, “Many of the songs came as a means to heal. The pandemic was especially hard on artists and my method of survival was to dive deep into the layers of my life and write about the feelings that arose as well as the distractions I used to cope.” The result is a velvet voice wrapped in an ocean of sound that is cathartic to get lost in.
In addition to being a hometown favorite, Lynn is back on the road touring throughout the U.S and Canada with breakthrough performances at festivals and venues such as Red Ants Pants Music Festival, Oregon Country Fair, Northwest Folklife, Golden Gate Park Bandshell, Hotel Cafe, Winningstad Theater, Bloodworks Live Studio, Mississippi Studios, and The Old Church Concert Hall.
Lynn’s newest release, The Art of Letting Go: Side A, comes out on March 15th, 2024 and is just as stunning as her previous level of artistry found on Horizon. These songs will deepen her fan’s connection with her as she sings in a familiar style about the struggles of moving on from memories and situations that don’t serve her anymore.
While Norah Jones and Maggie Rogers certainly come to mind when listening to Lynn’s extensive catalog, as of late, she can be found on the live scene premiering tunes soon to be released on Side B with an electric attitude more akin to The Runaways, Joan Jett, and Blondie. On the final track of her latest album, Lynn sings, “I don’t know what’s waiting on my horizon.” If her past accomplishments and unreleased Side B material is any clue, it’s certainly a rock ’n’ roll success story in the making.
Venues Include: (OR) Winningstad Theater, Bloodworks Live Studio, Mississippi Studios, Jack London Revue, Old Church Concert Hall, Pioneer Square, McMenamins Al’s Den, White Eagle Saloon, Boons Treasury, Gearheart Hotel, Alberta Street Pub Monthly Residency, Strum PDX, Hallowed Halls, Kelly’s Olympian, Myrtle Creek Music in the Park, Bit House Saloon, Atlantis Lounge, Dobbes Winery, Lady Hill Winery, Left Coast Estate, Elizabeth Chamber Cellars, Nomen Winery, Avid Cider, Market of Choice Summer Concert Series, The Secret Society, Terminal Gravity Brewing, Suttle Lodge, Campfire Hotel, Side A Brewing (WA) Westin Amphitheater, Maryhill Winery, Anderson Hotel, The Pickled Fish, Shelburne Pub, Conor Byrne, The Vera Project, Dwinell Country Ales, Galeotti’s Wine Cellar, The Rendezvous (CA) Golden Gate Park Bandshell, Hotel Cafe, Humbolt Cider Company, Hotel Slo, Thrillhouse Records, Lost Chord, San Antonio Riboli Winery, Four Lanterns Winery, Schooners, Blush Wine Bar, Alibi Aleworks, Cottonwood Restaurant, Bar 101, Seaventure Resort, Fig Mountain Brewery (NV) DLC Gallery, Verdi Local Distillery, Makers and Finders, Verdi Tavern (CO) Roxy on Broadway, Boco Cider, OCC Brewing (NM) El Rey Court, Rolling Still Distillery (BC) Café Du Soleils, Vinyl Envy, The Heatley.
Festivals: (OR) Mac Music Festival, Corbett Fun Fest, Oregon Country Fair, Painted Hills Music Festival, JM Long Ranch Music Festival, (WA) NW Folklife (MT) Red Ants Pants Music Festival.
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“Hayley Lynn is a musical attention-getter. She not only knows how to get your attention; she knows how to keep it. Her songs are well written, well played, well sung. Her voice is extraordinary. Her vocal range and songwriting ability leave one excited about the infinite possibilities the future possesses.”
“Organically gripping and raw, Hayley Lynn’s sultry timbres extend through the various depths of her vocal range as she is soft-spoken but packs a punch when her lyrical motifs drop. ”
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