Picture this: You waltz into New Girl’s apartment 4D, expecting the bang-drooping, glasses-wearing chaos of Jessica Day—only to find her stand-in for the day. Enter: Avery Lynch. But don’t let us spoil the plot twist; we’ll let her prove why she’s the real-life embodiment soon enough. For now, here’s what you need to know—she’s either posted up at a piano or slinging a guitar, pouring heartbreak into tracks like ‘think about it,’ a song inspired by her sister’s love life (because what are siblings for if not songwriting material?). We caught up with Avery to chat about the track, her fiercely loyal fandom that practically lives in her Instagram close friends, and how, in a stroke of cinematic timing, the skies opened up the day ‘Rain’ made its debut.
Family’s Musical Therapist
Amid the turmoil of ‘think about it,’ there’s a charming twist—your sister’s love life inspires it. But your sisters have long been your muses, your songwriting roots tracing back to the adoring songs you wrote for them. How does it feel to see that love evolve from something shared within your family to something the world embraces?
It feels so full circle to me and one of those “little Avery would think this is so cool” moments. When I was little, I used to write only songs about either my sisters or things I’d see outside like trees and flowers, and I’m glad at least one of those original topics made it to the music career, haha. I love getting to write about my sisters and their experiences. We’re so close and they’re my best friends so when one of them came to me with this, I felt so excited and proud to be asked.
Given your lyrical genius, do friends and family often turn to you as their personal musical therapist, or was this a one-time session?
First of all, thank you, oh my goodness! Second, I’ve been frequently told that they listen to my music and it helps them through certain experiences or that they’re really relating to a song of mine right now. This, though, was the first time I was asked to write a song for someone I know personally. I normally just write songs about them as a spectator, but my sister is the first one to ask for one!
The Process Of ‘think about it’
This track gets the extra special treatment as your first self-produced release. Looking back, what’s one thing you’ve learned from the experience that, had you known from the start, would have sped up the process?
Honestly, the process of producing this song was really natural! I play a hand in the production of a lot of my songs, but never to this extent, and I feel like I’ve been almost training for it for years. With that being said, I don’t totally have something that would have sped up the process, but I think I have more confidence from this experience than I did going into it. In the future, I probably won’t feel as hesitant about trying new ideas, not knowing if they’ll sound good.
You first got into music by composing piano pieces, and this track, in particular, is rich in piano elements. If we stripped it back to just the keys, without lyrics, is there a specific moment—a riff, a chord, or a key change—that best captures the emotion you wanted the listener to feel?
I think the movement in the piano at the end of the first chorus really does a lot to tell the story. It gets more fast-paced and energetic, and I want it to feel like the moment when someone’s telling a story where they start to feel more heated or excited, and it feels like they’re back in it, if that makes sense.
‘think about it’ captures that restless state of mind when no contact leaves us alone with our thoughts, trying to make sense of what happened. Your music often explores past scenarios similarly—how do you keep a healthy detachment and avoid slipping back into those emotions once the music fades?
Most of the time when I’m writing about something like that, it’s because I’m thinking of that person, or it’s a past memory, or it’s an experience of someone I’m close to. In every scenario, though, I’m pretty removed from it, or I’m so in it that it’s not about keeping a healthy detachment and it’s more about getting my feelings out. Sometimes, the only way out of that headspace is to write about it, and other times, it just feels cathartic to write about something that happened a long time ago that I feel more removed from.
Fan Culture
We at The Honey POP obviously love fan culture, and you’ve built such a close-knit circle by adding your fans to your Instagram Close Friends. Has there been a particular message or interaction that hit you with all the caps-lock feels?
To be honest, there’s a new one every day, haha. They’re the funniest and kindest people, and they’re always making me laugh. Yesterday, someone on my close friends DM’d me that they originally started listening to my music because they thought I was Ross Lynch’s sister, and that’s my favorite thing ever, haha!
You also did a hometown mini-tour, and we loved how, instead of keeping the spotlight on yourself, you flipped the camera to capture your fans’ perspective. Is there a song in your discography that instantly transports you back to that kind of moment?
Any time I perform ‘you’re just a guy’, everyone has the most animated voices and faces, and I love it. They take their phones out to record it, or they’re singing with their friends and pointing at them, and it’s so fun to see how a song of mine can create moments like that!
Quirks And Superstitions
If we take a deep dive into your TikTok history, we’ll find the gem where you talked about living like Jessica Day from New Girl—five guys, one apartment. So, what’s your most Jess-like quality?
Oh my goodness, yes! So, there was also one other guy roommate who had moved out right before we took those photos, so it was actually six guys and me, and it was so much fun, haha. I think my most Jess-like quality is and was my childlike wonder and making others participate with me! I made all of the guys valentines for v-day, I would initiate all going out for ice cream and celebrating any and all events. We had so much fun, and they all helped me move out of my apartment when I was in a sort of bad situation (kinda like the episode when everyone goes to get Jess’s stuff from her ex’s house, haha). I love celebrating everything and getting everyone together, and I think that’s my most Jess-like quality!
It feels a little superstitious that ‘Rain’ dropped on a day when it was actually raining in Los Angeles. Do you have any magical quirks or little beliefs like that?
I thought that was the craziest thing ever and I couldn’t believe it! I have a thing with 11:11 being the official and formal way of making wishes and manifesting, I guess, haha. I’m not a spiritual person or have many beliefs along those lines, but when I was little, my sisters told me at every 11:11 to make a wish and kiss the clock, and I’ve been doing it ever since. I didn’t wish for rain on the release day of “Rain,” but that felt like the most surreal thing ever, and I still can’t believe that happened!
Finally, we may still be trying to figure out what the boys want (cue the musical reference to your track ‘the boys who don’t know what they want’), but what do you want out of this year?
I define success in my career now by the people who listen to and support me. I have a small but very close fan base, and the more it feels like a community and the more it grows little by little, the more I feel like I’ve succeeded!
Do you still have to ‘think about it?’ Please—didn’t think so. Avery’s so effortlessly loveable that her latest track practically auto-downloads into our Spotify likes (or, if you’re an Apple Music loyalist, we see you). Drop your favorite lyric—bonus points for excessive caps-lock—on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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