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Heather Maloney hasn't been writing songs for long, but she sounds like an experienced pro on her new self-titled album, out in March on Signature Sounds. The Northampton, Mass., singer and songwriter digs deeper, and roams wider, than she has before on songs populated by vivid characters that ultimately trace their way back to her. InchI always said that if I didn't write songs, I'd be covered in tattoos, because every song I write is something I want to remember really badly,Inch Maloney says. She has no ink so far. Instead, Maloney is marking life lessons with music, penning tuneful reminders to herself about the little triumphs of love on InchFlutter,Inch the solace of redemption on InchTurn Yourself AroundInch and her firm belief that nothing's colder than trying too hard to be cool, an idea that inspired InchFire for You.Inch Although Maloney's influences are largely rooted in what she calls Inchadventurous folk,Inch she pushes outward on these 11 songs, adding juicy touches of pop, and a little dash of rock 'n' roll on InchIron Bull,Inch a song she wrote after visiting Zucotti Park during Occupy Wall Street. InchIt's become more multi-dimensional,Inch she says, a change she credits to the way she approached Heather Maloney. She mostly performed by herself in concert when she made her first two albums, so the recorded songs didn't sound the way they did when she played them live. This time, she road-tested the new material with a band (Ken Maiuri on bass, and J.J. O'Connell on drums), fine-tuning songs as she performed them in front of audiences before heading into the studio. InchI love playing with a band,Inch says Maloney, who's even done some co-writing with Maiuri. InchIt's become an integral part of the music.Inch If there's a typical path to becoming a songwriter, Maloney didn't follow it. Although she went to school for music and had done plenty of singi
