Hayley Sales

Hearing her classic voice for the first time, you can tell she has paved her own way; through the velvety hints of Motown and the bold romance of early jazz, the music of Hayley Sales breathes new life into the vintage sounds of the 1950s and 60s. An artist through and through, she has had to take the long way; carefully crafting her songs to match the unabashed honesty of a born performer. It’s as if you’re peering into the most intimate corners of her heart, unwarded. There’s an elegance to her that is hard to come by in 2020. You hear it immediately on her latest record, ‘Ricochet,’ the first she’s been allowed to release in a decade, and her most exposing, genuine collection of songs to date. As her voice introduces the opening piano chords of ‘Never Let You Go,’ you feel transported into a realm of timeless romance, emboldened by lessons in overcoming adversity. For Sales, ‘Ricochet’ was born from a mess of mishaps and searing heartbreaks that tested every fiber of her being. It took a long, long time to get here.