Singer-songwriter Avery Lynch is showcasing openness as her superpower on her new EP, "Glad We Met," out everywhere on RECORDS/Sony Music. A deeply personal and emotional project, the EP follows Avery on a path from heartbreak to healing, and ultimately finding the bravery to love again, all packaged into her emotional yet pop-infused signature adult contemporary sound.
At the center of the EP is "I'm Glad We Met," a song that sounds more like a whispered exchange between lovers than a traditional song. Riding delicate, melancholic piano and Avery's tender, yearning vocal, it's a glowing tribute to her relationship with partner and co-producer Jordan Van Hecke. The song ends with a sense of warmth and intimacy, a five-year love story, insistent on the joy and security of shared experiences. Avery's vocals, eerie but gentle, float over the piano like a silent reflection; the listener is made a witness and participant in this very personal moment.
Aside from personal, faster-than-light memories, "Glad We Met" is also a noteworthy and creative progression for Avery. It marks her debut as a co-producer and introduces her new music with a sense of intimacy and genuine realness that can only come from complete artistic control. Boosting her are lush arrangements and cinematic piano lines, which not only prop up her voice but also stretch it, transforming each song into a reflective cathedral where listeners can see fragments of their own narrative.
Originally from Pennsylvania and now based in Los Angeles, Avery started on the music path at the piano at 7, and over the years has developed a whispery yet soul-touching voice. "Glad We Met" can be seen as the natural progression of that mature yet tender, reflective yet hopeful voice. "I'm Glad We Met" is not only the EP's closer, but also its emotional anchor. Avery takes you into a place of collective human experience and revels in love in all its forms, while noting the openness that it takes to share that. In a music world that frequently thrives on big and bold, though, Avery's songs easily hold their own, and this EP, and its centerpiece track in particular, is a humble, gentle triumph of the heart.
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