WHAT'S COMING UP? A LOT! 
MAY 15 - Heather & Matt Nakoa at Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem, PA

AMPLIFY THE NOISE (full article)
“Heather Aubrey Lloyd’s Panic Room With a View doesn’t just mark a return after years of pandemic pause, theft, and wildfire delays. It arrives as her most ambitious and unflinching work to date...It’s a record that insists on sitting with fear, grief, and even absurdity until they yield not just resolution, but transformation.”

MUSICnGEAR (full article - in which I get REALLY honest …)
“Panic Room With a View is a survival story disguised as an alt-folk symphony …layering acoustic beauty with humor, hope, and the occasional storm ... [Lloyd's] background as a journalist really shines … detailed, human, and full of observation.”

ALAN CACKETT (full article)
4.5 STARS  - “Finest proof of the enduring need for the album format … Heather Aubrey Lloyd is as confused and curious as ever before … But the beauty of it is Heather's willingness to ‘go there’ with each and every song … She reminds us why we trust music to help us make sense of a world crumbling around us, searching for bright spots and meaning among the rubble.”

THE OLD GREY CAT (full article)
“Her folky songs sport fleshed-out arrangements, while her lyrics feature a reporter’s eye for detail … Panic Room With a View is a wonderful album that—as I said up top—inadvertently spurred a yearning in me fora time when folk-flavored singer-songwriters were legion on the radio and in music clubs.”

AMERICANA UK (full article)
“Six years in the making, this is a powerful statement on recent times … ensconced in the panic room, the view is chilling and a little dark. Keep the door open, as it may be difficult to leave.”

AS WE SETTLE IN TO 2026 - We finally have all the pieces of “Panic Room With A View” - thank you, Furnace Record Pressing! This album faced a pandemic, a studio robbery, and a wildfire in Altadena, CA, the town where the mix/master studio is located. You can read about that last disaster in this newsletter. My 300 backers got their first listen months ago. The rest of the world has it now. Order vinyl or CDs direct from me, or better yet, pick them up in person at some shows … which have been selling out more and more often. My Simon & Garfunkel Tribute has many reprises scheduled for 2026, and I'm going to Canada with rogue lute-rockers Ayreheart.

It's nice reflecting on how I got here; opening for Livingston Taylor at City Winery Philly, opening a sold-out show for Gordon Lightfoot at the Weinberg Center. My debut at the Philly Folk Fest. These have been the years of “YES." Guest singing for lute-rock outfit Ayreheart (with Grammy-nominated Ronn McFarlane) to stretch my vocal and genre range (it's Baroque, and I'm working on it!). ilyAIMY also just completed our tour goal of playing EVERY STATE IN THE LOWER 48!!! And the band is working to complete our next studio album (two installments are already on Bandcamp) before the year is out.

The MAILING LISTS have the scoop. The CALENDAR is always updating. Please EMAIL ME with booking requests and venue recommendations.

7-hour drives to play historic opera houses before driving south for studio session work after a stop in Philly to play a concert series ... opening for the greats ... Hell yeah, don't mind if I do.