Always straddling indie pop and folk,
Heather Maloney falls into a more low-key indie folk production on her fourth LP,
Making Me Break. Consisting of several acoustic guitar-centered tunes and slower tempos, the album isn't without driving moments, like "Day with You," or sonic atmosphere, as on "Rather Be Free," plus
Maloney's delivery, which is in the ballpark of
Neko Case or
Ani DiFranco more so than less stylized vocalists, lends itself to the indie designation. Recorded in Nashville with
Band of Horses' mixing engineer Bill Reynolds producing, it's
Maloney's most mature and introspective album up to its release in 2015. ~ Marcy Donelson