“DISTANT” by Ava Valianti

There’s a soft ache running beneath Distant, the latest single from 15-year-old singer-songwriter Ava Valianti—a shimmer of longing dressed in bright, indie-pop hues. Released on May 23, 2025, the track captures a moment familiar to many, yet rarely expressed with such grace: the quiet unraveling of childhood friendships, the kind that slip away not with a bang, but with a sigh.MFrom Newbury, Massachusetts, Ava is a rising voice weaving truth into melody. With each release, her sound grows more assured, more distinct—and Distant is perhaps her most poignant statement yet. The production pulses gently, as if echoing the rhythm of fading footsteps. Synths swell like memory, and a crisp beat carries the weight of words left unspoken.

Ava sings with a voice both feather-light and emotionally charged. She doesn’t reach for theatrics; instead, she lets her delivery glide—honest, tender, and unforced. There’s something quietly powerful in her restraint, the way she allows space for the listener to feel. Her words drift like leaves in late summer: bright, brittle, beautiful. Distant thrives in contrast. The melody dances, almost carefree, while the lyrics trace the outline of something lost. This is the genius of Ava’s songwriting: it’s sunlight through a window you forgot was open, warm on your face even as the wind shifts. It’s a song for long walks and late-night thoughts, for remembering someone who once felt permanent, now little more than a shadow in the rearview mirror.

Since her debut in 2023, Ava Valianti has been quietly building a world of her own—raw, heartfelt, and unmistakably hers. With Distant, she captures the delicate in-between: not heartbreak, not joy, but the silent drift of growing up. It’s the soundtrack to adolescence distilled—part ache, part hope, wholly honest. As we await her debut EP this fall, Distant is a signpost of what’s to come: thoughtful, emotionally rich, and undeniably replay-worthy. Ava isn’t just a name to remember—she’s a feeling, a moment, a melody you carry with you long after the song fades. So play Distant again, and let yourself feel a little lost, a little found. In Ava Valianti’s world, even distance becomes something beautiful.