
The 18-year-old — who’s finest identified for taking part in Lily Tucker-Pritchett all 11 seasons of ‘Fashionable Household’ — additionally explains why she selected to launch music below the title Frances Anderson, and divulges the which means behind the stage title.
Allow us to formally introduce Frances Anderson — though you possible already know her!
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons –– who’s finest identified for taking part in Lily Tucker-Pritchett all 11 seasons of Fashionable Household — is getting into the world of music for the primary time, releasing music below the title Frances Anderson.
In an interview with TooFab, the 18-year-old opened up about transitioning into music following her a few years performing on display screen, and broke down writing and recording her debut EP, Drown, which drops this Friday.

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“I’ve grown up in a family the place I’ve listened to a lot music. I took piano classes rising up. I took vocal classes from the age of 5,” Anderson-Emmons shared. “I imply, I took a break in center faculty, however my purpose for once I was youthful, really, I actually wished to be on Broadway. Clearly, I did not have time for that as a result of I used to be on a TV present, however I actually wished to do this. And I used to be actually into Annie and Matilda, so I actually wished to sing and carry out dwell rising up; not essentially writing my very own music.”
“After which up to now few years, whereas I have been in highschool, I joined the music program, and I simply figured that I like writing a lot, and I maintain a journal with me normally always,” she added. “I am actually massive on studying, too. I really feel like I pull plenty of inspiration from studying and little quotes that I learn. I am at all times up in my Notes app writing issues.”
“So I really feel prefer it’s extra of a brand new discovery, writing music. … I have been recording music for lower than a yr. It has been a journey, recording versus writing — the method is de facto, actually completely different,” Anderson-Emmons defined. “And I imply, I do know some individuals will document and write on the identical time, however I am going to go into the studio having principally the entire music form of deliberate out after which including devices and layers and issues like that. So it has been a brand new and fascinating course of for me.”
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The aspiring singer went on to elucidate why she determined to launch music below a stage title, sharing how she selected Frances Anderson.
“Frances is my center title, and it was named after a household good friend. I really feel like my music offers off nostalgic vibes or I am a really nostalgic individual general, so having a reputation after an outdated household good friend of my dad and mom, I actually favored that,” she stated, earlier than including with fun. “It is also somewhat bit shorter than Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, so there’s that one, too.”
“I would not say that Francis Anderson is sort of a actually an alter ego. I imply, she feels somewhat bit completely different,” Anderson-Emmons defined. “She feels somewhat bit youthful than me, contemplating all this music that I’ve written about was stuff from my childhood, issues from highschool. And I graduated highschool early this yr, so it seems like she’s somewhat bit youthful than me. She’ll develop beside me.”
The actress launched her first single, “Telephones & Visitors,” in Might, and dropped her second music, “Do not Neglect Me,” the next month. In Frances Anderson’s artist description on Spotify, Anderson-Emmons wrote partially, “With my first single in addition to my EP, I give attention to giving off a childlike nostalgic really feel that’s true to how and who I grew up with. My face is understood to many but I’m not identified in any respect.”
When requested what she desires individuals to learn about her, Anderson-Emmons stated, “I believe I simply need individuals to take pleasure in my presence and revel in my music. I imply, if they do not, nice, too, they usually can unfollow me. I simply hope that I give … I attempt to be as genuine as I can on social media.”
“I like posting little photograph dumps or doing little get-ready-with-mes and speaking to cameras, and simply posting songs that I prefer to be taught and issues like that,” she continued. “I hope I simply give individuals little pockets of pleasure, you understand what I imply? And all through their day. And likewise that they will benefit from the music in the event that they like the kind of issues that I make. That is all I can hope for.”
Whereas she attracts on experiences from her childhood for her music, and nearly offers followers a behind-the-scenes peek at what was happening in her life as they watched her develop up on-screen on Fashionable Household, Anderson-Emmons stated she’s but to replicate on her time within the limelight by her music — at the least not but.
“I used to be in a gathering with a document label the opposite day, they usually requested me, ‘Have you ever written about your expertise of Fashionable Family or written a music about it or something in any respect about being in present enterprise?’ And I used to be like, ‘No, I have not,'” she recalled. “I’d. It’d occur in the future, and I really feel like that might in all probability form of blow up somewhat bit if I did. However yeah, [my music] is unquestionably what occurred behind the scenes, actually specializing in childhood and actually away from the LA/Hollywood aspect of issues. I positively go there with my music.”
In the meantime, Anderson-Emmons additionally opened as much as TooFab about her indie-folk sound, whereas additionally naming some artists who encourage her.
“I really feel like I grew up listening — or all through highschool and center faculty — I grew up listening to plenty of indie music, like Claro or The Neighborhood or issues like that,” she shared. “However in the case of the folky aspect, one in all my finest mates in highschool, really. I noticed her final weekend, and all of us went to a present collectively. She’s a mandolinist — people artist by and thru. That positively affected my taking part in. And in highschool I performed in my music band. I performed in my music class, and it is very up to date, and we’re allowed to play no matter we wish, however we do get assigned to bands, and he or she was part of my band. So I believe that positively affected that for certain.”
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“I like Sierra Ferrell. She’s nice. I am attempting to consider people artists,” she added. “Oh my God, I listened to a lot Hozier rising up, too, that the majority positively. I really feel just like the little little bit of folkiness that I’ve, per se, if you happen to may say people in any respect, it will come from that form of stuff.”
She shared that she’s extra impressed by people who find themselves in her “day-to-day life” reasonably than individuals “you see in your display screen,” similar to her personal mom, who can also be a musician. Nevertheless, Anderson-Emmons does nonetheless have a number of dream collabs in thoughts, together with Audrey Hobert and Laufey.
Take a look at the total interview on the prime of this publish to see extra from Anderson-Emmons, together with the method behind recording her first two singles!
Anderson-Emmons’ EP Drown will probably be launched on August 8 on all platforms.