“With just an acoustic guitar and her voice, [Heather] conjures wide-open fields and crowded front porches, just a few of the places where her stripped-down music would easily find a home. There’s a rustic and comforting quality to her work, as if the ground of her native North Carolina simply opened up and offered these sounds from its earthen heart.” - Joshua Pickard
“'Head Above Water' comes with sparkling folk & bluegrass-oriented songs such as 'Better Than What I Got.' This was good, good, good. Sarona projects an upbeat warm voice excellently on each well-recorded cut.” - John Apice
“... stunning ...”
“[Heather's] debut LP, Head Above Water, invokes all of these elements into a cozy, inhabitable folk soundscape that recalls the likes of Gillian Welch and Watchhouse.” - Jonathan Frahm