Brooklyn-based indie folk singer Avery Friedman’s debut album, New Thing, is available on all streaming platforms on April 18.
New Thing features James Chrisman (Sister, CIAO MALZ) and Felix Walworth (Florist, Told Slant), including her three singles released previous to the album, “Flowers Fell,” “Photo Booth” and “New Thing.” The singer’s lead single, “Flowers Fell,” explores transitional stages in life by using the changing seasons as a gateway towards expression to demonstrate Friedman’s artistic growth. From tense resistance to a chorus of blossoming change, “Flowers Fell” explores a flower’s stages of life that parallels Friedman’s.
New Thing is merely a collection of the singer’s first songs written. Throughout years of self doubt and worry, the album’s songs connect towards her growth out of self doubt into confidence. “Many of these tracks were born of anxiety – from turning to a guitar to externalize (and organize) a sense of chaos that otherwise felt trapped inside me,” Friedman said. “What results is a time capsule for a year of intense personal expansion in my life – and the layers of warmth, wonder, sensitivity, and sharpness that come with growing.”
Friedman’s voice and artistic vision resembles that of The Marias, Lucy Dacus and Faye Webster. With a soft, delicate tone, the singer is able to describe such gut wrenching feelings and thoughts into a melodic painting. Experimenting with different sounds and instruments, each song truly brings a new puzzle piece towards self-fulfillment and confidence. Friedman’s skill is surely one to keep an eye on, with a bright future ahead of the indie folk singer. The singer will perform at Union Pool in Brooklyn on May 11 to celebrate the release of New Thing.
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