Avery Friedman | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Indie, indie folk |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Labels | Audio Antihero |
Avery Friedman is a Brooklyn-based musician and singer-songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio. [1] [2] She released her debut album, New Thing, in April 2025. [3]
Friedman first began writing and performing songs in 2023. [4] [5] [6]
Her first demo recordings in 2024 were included in two benefit compilations from Steakhouse Records (You're Gonna Be Great 3 - A Compilation in Support of the Entertainment Community Fund ) [7] and GUNK (For Palestine). [8] [9]
Friedman recorded her debut album in the winter of 2024 with James Chrisman, [10] Felix Walworth, Ryan Cox, and Malia DelaCruz. [11] [12] [13] In November Friedman self-released the “Flowers Fell” single. [14] [6]
In January 2025, the Audio Antihero label reissued the "Flowers Fell" single, [15] [16] [17] and Friedman's debut album, New Thing was announced for release on April 18. [18] [19] Following this announcement, Friedman released the “Photo Booth” single on February 28. [20] [21] [22]
The album's final single, "New Thing", was released on March 28, after premiering with Under the Radar the day prior. [1] [23]
New Thing was released via Audio Antihero on April 18. [24] [3] [25] After the debut album's release, Friedman opened for Speedy Ortiz at Defector Media's 5th birthday event, [26] supported Mt. Joy at an event for WFUV, [27] and recorded an "Alive in the Basement" session with Leilani Patao for WNYU. [28] [29] [30]
In September 2025, Friedman contributed a demo of a new song, "Underbelly," to the Merciless Accelerating Rhythms: Artists United for a Free Palestine benefit compilation for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. [31]
The New Thing album received a positive response from the following outlets: NPR Music's All Songs Considered , [24] KLOF Magazine , [3] No Depression, [25] The Line of Best Fit, [32] Rockerilla , [33] Out Front Magazine, [34] Mindies [35] , God Is In The TV , [36] The Alternative , [37] [38] and New Noise Magazine , [39] and others. [40] [41] [42] The album was also praised by Hanif Abdurraqib, [43] who later included it in his Albums of the Year list. [44] In January 2026, No Depression included Friedman in their "QUEER COUNTRY: The Best Queer Roots Music of 2025" list. [45]
Radio support New Thing included BBC Radio Scotland, [46] [21] [47] FM4 [48] , WFUV, [49] [50] WKDU, [51] WNYU, [52] [28] WRBB, [53] KXLU, [54] WMBR, [55] WVKR, [56] [57] and others. [58] [59] [60]