By Bridget Sinden
Avery Anna has turned her inbox into a songwriting goldmine. Her sophomore album “let go letters,” a 14-song, 37-minute collection released in May 2025, takes the radical approach of being “inspired by real fan-written letters” that tackle “mental health, self-worth, and healing through heartfelt storytelling.”
It’s a concept that could have easily felt gimmicky, but Anna executes it with the kind of emotional intelligence that transforms other people’s stories into universally relatable songs. She “doesn’t just write back to her fans—she sings their stories back to them with grace, rage, vulnerability and compassion.”
From Arizona Bedrooms to Nashville Stages
Anna’s journey from Flagstaff, Arizona to Music City represents the modern path to music industry success. Her viral moment came not from industry connections but from genuine talent meeting the right platform at the right time. We started to notice her with her amazing tik toks from various bathtubs!
Then her single “Narcissist” became popular on social media, launching a career that now includes major festival appearances and chart success. That’s how fast it can happen!
Further, her collaboration song “Indigo” with Sam Barber proved she could translate social media buzz into mainstream recognition, reaching the top ten of the Hot Country Songs chart, the top fifty of the Billboard Hot 100 and charted in several international markets.
The Power of Shared Storytelling
What makes the “let go letters” concept work is Anna’s understanding that great songwriting often comes from shared human truths. Each song “draws directly from letters written by fans who shared vulnerable experiences”, creating a collaborative approach to music-making that feels both innovative and deeply traditional.
The album includes tracks like “Mr. Predictable,” “GRAVE,” and “skinny”, as well as “what are friends for?,” described as an introspective ballad about friend breakups. These songs tackle messy realities of being a human being with all of its ups and downs.
Wild Hearted Take
Avery Anna has figured out something that many artists spend entire careers trying to understand: how to create genuine connection in a digital age. The “let go letters” concept works because it’s built on real empathy rather than a marketing strategy. She’s proven that the most powerful music often comes from recognizing that your story and your fans’ stories aren’t separate things—they’re part of the same human experience as we go through life.
Her willingness to center other people’s experiences while maintaining her own artistic voice shows remarkable maturity and confidence. It takes real skill to transform someone else’s pain into art that honors their experience while creating something universally meaningful.
Stay Wild. Stay Connected. Stay Country.
