Avery Anna Visualizes Sophomore Album With Short Film

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Alongside the release of her sophomore album, Let Go Letters, last Friday (May 16), Avery Anna brought the album to life with a short film. The video blends together the music videos for “Cheerios,” “Danny Don’t,” “Depression,” “Grave” and “Skinny.”

Anna co-directed the film alongside Ben Humphrey, Kate Bowling and Tyler Shoemaker. The short film weaves together five thematically linked music videos to create a narrative that brings the album’s message to life. Between the videos, there are moments of Anna reading from her “Let Go Letters” series, an outlet she created where her listeners release painful experiences by writing them down and sending them in. These letters served as the foundation for both the songs and visual storytelling, exploring powerful subjects like body image, depression, suicide, addiction and domestic violence.

“I started asking people for their letters because I wanted to give them some kind of emotional outlet, but they ended up shifting my whole perspective on so many things in life,” says Anna. “After a while, it felt almost impossible not to write about the letters, and over time, this album became a way to thank everyone for being so vulnerable and sharing their lives with me.”

“This was a whole new world I stepped into for this album, trying to best portray the pains and struggles people have shared with me through their beautiful letters,” she continues. “I hope they feel seen when they watch this film.”

Anna’s sophomore album Let Go Letters features 14 tracks, with five solo-penned tracks by Anna and co-write credits on the rest. The project was produced with David Fanning and features fan favorite tracks “Mr. Predictable,” “Wish You Well,” “Danny Don’t,” “Grave” and more, as well as a collaboration with Maggie Antone on “Giddy Up!”

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