Ava Valianti’s new song, “Laugh Track,” is more for quiet thinking than for a noisy party. People know Ava for her songs that show real feelings, with a bit of a simple pop sound. Her music often makes you think hard, like Olivia Rodrigo’s stories mixed with the soft, dreamy sounds of Lana Del Rey. Since her first song, “Bubble Wrap,” in 2023, she has shared other interesting songs like “Middle Ground,” “January,” and “Wishing Well,” and she has an EP coming soon. Her music has been played on many radio stations, and she has even been nominated for awards, showing she is an artist on the rise.
“Laugh Track” is not the kind of song that makes you want to sing along loudly when you’re having fun with friends. Instead, it feels like a private look into those feelings of doubt we all have inside and the ways we try to hide those feelings from everyone else. In a soft and kind way, Ava makes music that really matches what the song is about—feeling like everyone is looking at you and wondering if they are laughing because they like you or if they are making fun of you.
Even though the words sound easy, they are really about how much people need to feel liked and how worried they get about it. Ava is brave because she shows us that she feels more pain inside than she lets other people see. She chooses to just “go along with things.” This shows us that people often try to make others happy because they are scared of what others might think of them. Ava even knows that trying to please everyone can make you think too much about yourself, but it’s something she feels she can’t stop doing.
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The idea that “cameras hide whenever I make a mistake” really shows how it feels to always think people are watching you and how you feel unsure of yourself. This worry becomes even bigger with the important question in the song: “we’re all laughing, are they laughing with me or making fun of me?” This simple sentence has a lot of meaning about not knowing if the people you are close to really care about you or if they are just laughing at you.
The music in “Laugh Track” really helps you feel these things. The simple pop sound, with not too many instruments, makes you feel like you’re in a quiet, personal place where you can be open. The low guitar sound keeps a steady beat, while the clear, echoing guitars and soft keyboard sounds make a feeling that is both like a dream and a little bit worrying. The quiet drum sounds add to the feeling of being a little stressed inside, but they are not too loud.
Ava Valianti’s singing is really good at showing deep feelings in a quiet way. Her voice sounds like she’s just breathing and talking right to you. This makes you feel like you know what she’s thinking inside, and it makes the song feel very open and honest. She doesn’t try to sing in a complicated way. Instead, she uses easy, from-the-heart tunes to show how important the words are. When other voices join in sometimes, it makes the song feel deeper and the sad feelings even stronger.
“Laugh Track” doesn’t give you easy answers or solve any problems. Instead of trying to make those not-so-good feelings disappear, the song is brave and stays with them. It looks closely at something we all feel sometimes—wondering what other people see when they look at us and if we fit in with them. Anyone who has ever felt a bit scared when with other people or worried about making things bad will understand this song.
In a world that often wants us to be confident and happy all the time, Ava Valianti’s “Laugh Track” is a refreshing and touching reminder of the complicated feelings we all have inside, often hidden behind a smile. It’s a song that stays with you after it ends, making you think about the quiet uncertainty that can sometimes be behind the loudest applause.
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