Chicago-bred, Maine-based songwriter Heather Styka’s tunes have a vintage familiarity that draws inspiration from folk and Tin Pan Alley sounds, but her image-heavy lyrics are as fresh, smart, and unexpected as they are hummable. With training as a poet and an actor, Styka is equal parts wordsmith and performer. In addition to numerous songwriting awards, Styka’s 2011 release Lifeboats for Atlantis received critical praise, hitting #3 on the national FOLK-DJ charts. Her distinctive guitar style, pure and soulful voice, and quirky sense of humor make her performances feel as candid as late night conversation and as comfortable as coming home. Styka’s forthcoming album While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet is due to be released in the summer of 2014.