Finding Yourself After a Relationship Ends — Anna Vaus’ “In Bloom”
Anna Vaus is The California Kid. “I’m guilty as charged when it comes to writing songs about where I come from,” says the Poway, CA native. “It’s made me who I am. So many different experiences have shown me the ups & downs, the lights & darks of growing up. Although, I haven’t turned all of those into songs, the ones I do are the truth.” Vaus’ deep connection with her home state combined with an ever-growing passion for evolving country music made Nashville the perfect place for her roots to find wings.
First-ever Miranda Lambert Women Creators scholarship award winner. How has Lambert’s music inspired your songwriting?
I’ve always been a fan of Miranda Lambert. Growing up, I thought of Miranda as an incredible artist. As I’ve spent more and more time in Nashville I’ve heard a lot of stories about what an amazing writer she is. To me, that is so inspiring because I want to be that kind of artist. She takes the craft of writing very seriously and I think she writes from a very honest perspective. I appreciate that as a singer/songwriter and as a young woman.
“one girl yeehaw version of Haim no one asked for.” How has Haim (the three sister American pop rock band from Los Angeles) influenced your sound?
I first saw Haim open for Taylor Swift on the 1989 tour and at the time I was too busy trying not to hyperventilate over the fact that I was seeing Taylor Swift play a show in…