somegirlnamedanna - twenty one, twenty two (2020) Hi Res

Let’s make this clear. somegirlnamedanna is not a brand. It is not an image. It is not an alter ego. Instead, it is the story of Anna,“a girl with a name like all of us are.”

Born and raised in a remote area of Minnesota, her imagination flourished without television or social media. An antique grand piano in the living room called to her as she repeated melodies and jingles from the radio by ear as a young child. While painting in the kitchen, mom played classics by Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell, and Tori Amos fueling her daughter’s love for music and the arts, in general. At the same time, she developed a knack for poetry and writing short stories at school, combining the two in songwriting eventually. Balancing college and bartending four nights a week, she spent countless hours in the studio writing and recording demos as well as developing her voice. After one listen to these early demos, LAVA Founder Jason Flom personally signed her in 2019.

Now, somegirlnamedanna releases her debut EP, twenty one, twenty two, heralded by the single, "hello i am", which sets the tone for the album. Her soulful delivery cuts through a hypnotic choir of echoes calling and responding to itself as she details her childhood and ultimately grasps destiny.