Avery Friedman - "Photo Booth"

Photo by Mamie Heldman

Back in January we loved Avery Friedman's single "Flowers Fell," with its mixture of indie rock, indie folk, and bedroom pop. Her latest single, "Photo Booth," is more of the same, but with a stronger lean towards the pop side of things. Friedman isn't going quite all pop with her new single, though. There is still a strong undercurrent of indie rock noise and a DIY ethos going throughout "Photo Booth." It kind of makes me think of if early Beck wanted to be a pop singer. It's much noisier and disjointed (in the best possible way) than your typical pop song, which just keeps things more interesting. 

Avery Friedman says of her latest single:

“I wrote this song after a vibrant night out with my friends last winter – a night memorialized by many chaotic photo booth strips. Something about the novelty, containment and ephemerality of a photo booth just invites a sort of flirtatious mischief. This night out in particular felt like an encapsulation of spin-the-bottle-type ‘second adolescence’ that many queer people experience when coming into themselves after their adolescent years pass. This song came into itself when we decentered my guitar, and surrendered to the more chaotic, pop-adjacent production it was asking for.”

You can listen to "Photo Booth" below. New Thing is due out April 18, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp. For more on Avery Friedman, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook.