In recent years, we have witnessed a country comeback – bringing fresh hits from established artists and introducing new singers to the stage. One of the hottest artists making their Southern debut is Avery Anna – a singer-songwriter from Arizona who initially started posting covers on TikTok.

Anna first joined TikTok in 2020, where she would post videos of her singing in her mom’s bathtub. Her covers garnered attention from people across the internet, leading to her signing with Warner Music Nashville. She dropped numerous singles and dueted with Sam Barber in the hit single “Indigo”, which peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 list. In 2024, she released her first full album – titled Breakup Over Breakfast.

Breakup Over Breakfast combines typical twangy country music with more modern rock twists, propelling country onto a more modern pathway. Songs like “Honey”, “Blonde”, and her previous single “Grave” feature a lot more electric guitar and heavier bass guitar, with more prominent percussion. However, Anna’s vocals still very much harness the typical “country” vibe and the acoustic guitar blends nicely with the more harsh electric chords. The other half of her album has more “backwoods” songs, with bluegrass influences and heavy folk guitar, pairing with Anna’s voice for softer songs.

A lot of her songs discuss sensitive yet important topics, such as mental health, consent, and domestic abuse. Anna uses her skills to bring these issues to light and let her fans know that they are not alone.

My Top Ten:
“Honey” (Breakup Over Breakfast)
“Blonde” (Breakup Over Breakfast)
“it’s just rainin’” (Breakup Over Breakfast)
“Indigo” feat. Sam Barber (Indigo/Restless Mind)
“Don’t Be That Guy” (Breakup Over Breakfast)
“vanilla” (Breakup Over Breakfast)
“if you wanna hurt somebody” (Breakup Over Breakfast)
“grand canyon” (Breakup Over Breakfast)
“let go letters”
“Grave”

For fans of Megan Moroney, Kasey Musgraves, and Bailey Zimmerman.