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 beneath the title Frances Anderson, and divulges the that means behind the stage title.
Allow us to formally introduce Frances Anderson — though you doubtless 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 beneath 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 college, however my aim 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 stay rising up; not essentially writing my very own music.”
“After which previously 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 hold a journal with me often always,” she added. “I am actually massive on studying, too. I really feel like I pull quite a lot 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 absolutely, actually completely different,” Anderson-Emmons defined. “And I imply, I do know some folks will document and write on the identical time, however I will go into the studio having mainly the entire tune sort 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 beneath a stage title, sharing how she selected Frances Anderson.
“Frances is my center title, and it was named after a household buddy. I really feel like my music offers off nostalgic vibes or I am a really nostalgic particular person total, so having a reputation after an previous household buddy of my dad and mom, I actually appreciated that,” she mentioned, 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 appears like she’s somewhat bit youthful than me. She’ll develop beside me.”
The actress launched her first single, “Telephones & Site visitors,” in Could, and dropped her second tune, “Do not Overlook Me,” the next month. In Frances Anderson’s artist description on Spotify, Anderson-Emmons wrote partly, “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 needs folks to learn about her, Anderson-Emmons mentioned, “I believe I simply need folks to take pleasure in my presence and revel in my music. I imply, if they do not, nice, too, and so they 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 folks little pockets of pleasure, you recognize what I imply? And all through their day. And likewise that they’ll 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 mentioned she’s but to replicate on her time within the limelight by means of her music — at the least not but.
“I used to be in a gathering with a document label the opposite day, and so they requested me, ‘Have you ever written about your expertise of Fashionable Family or written a tune about it or something in any respect about being in present enterprise?’ And I used to be like, ‘No, I have never,'” she recalled. “I’d. It’d occur sooner or later, and I really feel like that may most likely sort of blow up somewhat bit if I did. However yeah, [my music] is certainly what occurred behind the scenes, actually specializing in childhood and actually away from the LA/Hollywood facet of issues. I undoubtedly 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 college — I grew up listening to quite a lot of indie music, like Claro or The Neighborhood or issues like that,” she shared. “However relating to the folky facet, certainly one of my finest pals in highschool, really. I noticed her final weekend, and all of us went to a present collectively. She’s a mandolinist — folks artist by means of and thru. That undoubtedly affected my taking part in. And in highschool I performed in my music band. I performed in my music class, and it’s extremely up to date, and we’re allowed to play no matter we wish, however we do get assigned to bands, and she or he was part of my band. So I believe that undoubtedly affected that for positive.”

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“I like Sierra Ferrell. She’s nice. I am attempting to think about folks artists,” she added. “Oh my God, I listened to a lot Hozier rising up, too, that almost all undoubtedly. I really feel just like the little little bit of folkiness that I’ve, per se, when you might say folks in any respect, it might come from that sort of stuff.”
She shared that she’s extra impressed by people who find themselves in her “day-to-day life” moderately than folks “you see in your display screen,” similar to her personal mom, who can be a musician. Nonetheless, Anderson-Emmons does nonetheless have a couple of dream collabs in thoughts, together with Audrey Hobert and Laufey.
Take a look at the total interview on the high of this publish to see extra from Anderson-Emmons, together with the method behind recording her first two singles!
Anderson-Emmons’ EP Drown can be launched on August 8 on all platforms.