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Ava Franks & Young Rising Sons Bring 90’s Indie Rock Energy To ‘Sweetless Surrender’
New York singer-songwriter Ava Franks has teamed up with New Jersey alt-pop band Young Rising Sons on “Sweetless Surrender”, a single combining acoustic guitar with energetic indie rock. The collaboration matters as Franks’s first, bringing together an artist who grew up admiring the band and a group with an established touring and streaming record.
The song opens with a quiet vocal and guitar before building into layered production, driving percussion and a fuller chorus. Franks sings alongside Young Rising Sons frontman Andy Tongren, with the track drawing on 1990s indie rock and pop. Since her 2021 debut, Franks has written about young adulthood; the band has accumulated more than 100 million streams, toured with Halsey and Weezer, and released its debut album in 2022.
In short
- Ava Franks and Young Rising Sons release “Sweetless Surrender”.
- The song pairs acoustic intimacy with energetic indie rock.
- It is Franks’s first collaborative single.
Explained simply
Ava Franks is a New York singer-songwriter whose songs since her 2021 debut have explored young adulthood. “Sweetless Surrender” is her first collaboration with another act, joining her with Young Rising Sons, an alternative pop band from New Jersey.
The band, fronted by Andy Tongren, released its debut album in 2022 and has built an audience through touring and streaming. It has toured with Halsey and Weezer and amassed more than 100 million streams, bringing a more established profile to the partnership.
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