Ava Valianti just released her latest track, ‘Distant’, capturing the bittersweet experience of drifting apart from a childhood friend with her heartfelt and raw songwriting. The melodies feel like remembering and reliving happy old memories, and the lyrics feel like we sit in the present, with the knowledge that things aren’t the way they were before.
Hailing from Newbury, Massachusetts, Ava Valianti is a well-accomplished singer-songwriter at the age of 15. Her songs hold pop and indie elements, and her lyrics feel like a quiet ache that we are most often unable to put into words.
The instrumentation of the song is almost cheerful. The song isn’t necessarily trying to make you sad; it’s trying to make you reminisce of the good times and help you hold them in good faith. Ava’s vocal delivery feels effortless, like memories that are crystal clear. The song avoids cliches, making it feel like the artist is letting us read a page from her journal.
‘Distant’ is a song that is about friendship, memory and the inevitable drift that people experience while navigating how to grow up. With painfully personal lyrics, she isn’t trying to be dramatic, but she is trying to offer a glimpse as to how she might be feeling. The song starts with “Knew you like the back of my left hand, my right-hand man…” and you just know that this song is going to tug at your heartstrings.
It is a song you will definitely hit replay on, because hearing it once is not enough. You can listen to ‘Distant’ by Ava Valianti on popular platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube.
