Four honestly written songs by a gifted storyteller and highly praised vocalist. Sonya Heller creates an intimate listening experience, taken well in a quiet room where one can contemplate
17 West is Sonya's third studio album. An American songbook. Romantic. Introspective. Her mountain style finger picking shaped by an oddly shaped right arm creates a backdrop for the ordinary and the profound.
The Big Apple's latest gift to the singer/songwriter world may be one of the most ear-opening in a long time. A bit Joan Baez, a little P.J. Harvey and even a breath of Gillian Welch are felt here, but overall this is about a lady with a wonderful emotive timbre to her voice. From the beat poet coffeehouse vibe of "Before The Storm" and rainy.
This charming New York artist has just sent us a new postcard from her city. "West Eleventh Street", a “melting pop” of folk and jazz with a hint of Latin spirit. Listening to her we are carried away into the “atmospheric” universe of her voice. Sonya can be compared to Jane Siberry, Ricky Lee Jones, Sarah McLachlan, Eva Cassidy and even Dionne.