Avery Anna To Share The Fan-Inspired ‘Let Go Letters’ In May
Avery Anna is connecting with her fans in an intimate way on her upcoming new sophomore album, Let Go Letters, out May 16 via Warner Music Nashville. To accompany the album announcement, Anna has released a new song from the project, “Danny Don’t.”
Written solely by Anna, “Danny Don’t” is the singer’s response to a fan-written letter she received at a show from a man struggling with the weight of life and contemplating giving it up entirely. The stripped-down track serves as her answer to him, where she pleads that he keep going. The song delves into the typically unsung topic of men’s mental health. Anna expands on the experience, the “let go letters” concept, and provides a trigger warning in a video she posted here.
Each song on the project is inspired by real-life situations that Anna’s fans shared with her in a letter series, which has long been a safe place for her listeners to “let go” of experiences that may be troubling them by writing them down and sending them off. Anna read the letters and took the general themes, anything from body dysmorphia, depression, alcoholism in the family, self-esteem, etc., and turned them into songs, making her fans’ experiences the center of the new project to let them know they’re heard, seen, and not alone.
“I’ve learned that everyone wants to escape the hard things that are going on in their lives. I see it every time I play a show—people carrying so many burdens,” Anna says. “It was really hard for me to know that the people at my shows are going through similar things that I’m going through because they are singing the songs with me, and they relate to them. But I have a way to deal with that by singing about my experiences on stage, and they may not have that outlet. So, I encouraged everyone to write these things called Let Go Letters, and many people did it. They trusted me with these letters and the things they’re going through, and because of that, my entire life and perspective on people has changed.
“Reading these letters was super heavy,” she continues. “There were so many topics that I don’t know if they could say them out loud, but they could write them down. It inspired me so much that I started writing songs about their experiences myself, and then this album came to life. My biggest hope is that people will hear it and they’ll feel understood. I think the highest form of love is to be understood. People are going through a lot, and they think they’re going through it alone, but they’re not.”
The new project includes her recently released “Wish You Well,” and “Mr. Predictable,” a fan favorite. She is also currently climbing the charts with her viral duet with Sam Barber , “Indigo.” With more than 530 million global streams to date, Avery has quickly become an in-demand touring artist, and will take the stage at Nashville’s The Pinnacle on April 17, where she’ll open for Ian Munsick, followed by an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on April 18.
Let Go Letters Track List:
1. “Love, Avery” (Avery Anna)
2. “Mr. Predictable” (Avery Anna, David Fanning, Ben Williams)
3. “Grave” (Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams)
4. “What Are Friends For?” (Avery Anna)
5. “Self Esteem 4 Sale” (Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams)
6. “My Mother Lies (Voice Memo)” (Avery Anna)
7. skinny (Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams)
8. “Depresion” (Avery Anna, David Fanning, Travis Heidelman)
9. “Giddy Up!” (feat. Maggie Antone) (Avery Anna, Margaret Antone Scott)
10. “Cheerios” (Avery Anna, David Fanning, Andy Sheridan, Ben Williams)
11. “Danny Don’t” (Avery Anna)
12. “There’s No You (Voice Memo)” (Avery Anna)
13. “Butterfly Project” (Avery Anna)
14. “Wish You Well” (Avery Anna, David Fanning, Jon Hume)
