Distant
Sometimes, certain memories resurface without warning. Moments defined by someone’s presence, now gone. Out of nowhere, an urge to reach out takes over — irrational but overwhelming. This is the paradox of our time: we can connect instantly, yet we often struggle to maintain clarity or boundaries. The more tools we have to communicate, the easier it becomes to blur lines, revisit wounds, or fall into loops of unresolved emotion. It’s this emotional dissonance that Ava Valianti captures in “Distant”. Her new single reflects on what it means to grow up surrounded by constant connectivity, yet still feel the sting of silence. Through a deceptively breezy, bittersweet sound, she confronts the quiet ache of absence, the kind that lingers just behind a perfectly filtered life.