Let Go Letters was inspired by fan-written letters
Warner Music Nashville songstress Avery Anna announces her sophomore album, Let Go Letters, out May 16th. Every song on the record is inspired by real-life situations that Avery’s fans shared with her in a letter series, which has long been a safe place for her listener community to “let go” of experiences that may be troubling them by writing them down and sending them off. Avery read these 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 project to let them know they’re heard, seen, and not alone.
To accompany the announcement, Avery has released a new song from the project, “Danny Don’t.” Written solely by Avery, “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 Avery’s letter back to him, where she pleads with soaring vocals that he keep going. The song delves into the typically unsung topic of men’s mental health. Avery expands on the experience, the ‘let go letters’ concept, and provides a trigger warning in a video she posted.
“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,” the Arizona-born singer-songwriter 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 adds. “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.”
Let Go Letters features 15 tracks all penned or co-penned by Avery and follows the singer-songwriter’s celebrated 2024 debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast. The new project includes her recently released “Wish You Well” and “Mr. Predictable.”
Recently announced as a member of the Opry NextStage Class of 2025, Avery is also currently climbing the radio charts with Sam Barber on their viral duet, “Indigo.”
With more than 500 million global streams to date, the Arizona native has quickly become an in-demand touring artist. Avery brought her electric live show to the main stage at C2C festival across London, Belfast, and Glasgow this past week.
She’s set to take the stage at Nashville’s The Pinnacle on April 17th, where she’ll open for Ian Munsick, followed by an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on April 18th. Avery will return to Stagecoach this spring before joining Luke Bryan’s Country Song Came On Tour and Brad Paisley’s Truck Still Works World Tour for select dates this summer.
