Wandering Star

Haylie Davis channels the spirit of the early ’70s, when Carole King and Joni Mitchell redefined songwriting. That time-travelling sensibility is celebrated on Wandering Star, the album’s title track and new single, out today. A piano-led meditation steeped in longing, the song carries the eerie shadow of Karen Carpenter, buoyed by a luminous, aching sub-melody.

The blissful ballad ‘Horns of Time’ taps into a plaintive cosmic country palette reminiscent of Emmylou Harris. ‘Give Me a Rainbow’ follows, a lo-fi folk reverie recalling Clairo, as if filtered through a back-porch-reclining, wide-eyed Dolly Parton in awe of her own roots. Rolling Stone has hailed Davis’ earlier recordings as “gently hued Laurel Canyon folk-pop songs”, and on Wandering Star her compass swings wider still. Her maturing worldview and distinctive vocal at times evoke Lana Del Rey and Weyes Blood crafting an ode to Gram Parsons - a hybrid on full display in the self-examining passion of ‘I Was Wrong’.

A fresh take on modern pop, Wandering Star is infectious, brimming with hooks, soaring choruses and storylines that tug at the heartstrings.

Press Quotes:

“Gently hued Laurel Canyon folk-pop songs” Rolling Stone (Future 25 – 2026)

“One of California’s brightest apparitions… a beautiful diorama that tries to contain the many divergent threads of folk, all bound by her soaring voice” Shindig

“Charming echoes of effortlessly cool 70s folk.” Americana UK

A1 Country Boy

A2 Golden Age

A3 I Was Wrong

A4 Born to be Blue

A5 Lily of the Valley

A6 Give Me a Rainbow

B1 Young Man

B2 Horns of Time

B3 Lonely Too

B4 Wandering Star

B5 Mourning Dove