At just 16 years old, Ava Valianti is already mastering the art of self-awareness. The Newbury, Massachusetts, singer-songwriter doesn’t shy away from the messy parts of growing up; instead, she leans into them with a knowing smile and confidence.
“In a world demanding perfection, she’s raising a glass to the perfectly imperfect”
“Hot Mess” is Valianti’s love letter to being imperfect, chaotic, and unapologetically herself. The whole concept is built around this simple truth: that girl who looks perfect on social media is probably lonely. There’s something genuinely freeing about a song that doesn’t demand you get your act together. It merely suggests that maybe the chaos is the point.
Ava knows she’s stuck in loops and not always trying her hardest. And, that’s the sweet spot this song lives in, self-aware but not self-pitying. You can hear the alt-rock influence without it ever feeling forced into a genre box. It’s just a solid pop-rock track that knows what it wants to be. “Hot Mess” is not going to change your life, and it doesn’t need to. What it will do is make you feel a little less alone in your own mess.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re too much or not enough (or somehow both at once), hit play on this one. You might just find your new anthem in Ava Valianti’s “Hot Mess.”
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