There’s a fragile sparkle, shimmer and grit in the guitar work in Avery Friedman’s “New Thing.” The song is the title track of her debut album (out April 18, 2025 via Audio Antihero on 12” vinyl, download and streaming) and it is like the signature song of the whole record. It’s melancholic in the way that feels like a letting go of the feelings that have held you back for so long. Before July 2024 Friedman hadn’t played a show but by then had found an impetus and inspiration to put the strong feelings she had been harboring into song and “New Thing” perfectly articulates a sense in oneself of needing to gently but with decisiveness and confidence to unravel the gnarls in one’s psyche that have been limiting one’s growth and healing. The vulnerability heard in the songwriting and Friedman’s vocals are a clear example of how that can be done by approaching the raw side of the psyche with a nurturing spirit and a sense of play. Listen to “New Thing” on Soundcloud and follow Avery Friedman at the links below.
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