AUNCE (pronounced Aunts/Arnts) creates bold, genre-defying music that challenges expectations and embraces sonic experimentation. Confrontational rhythms and visceral synths blend with intimate vocals, creating ethereal soundscapes that are both urban and otherworldly. Her work blurs the boundaries of pop, electronica, and sonic art, while exploring themes of nature, social issues, and human behavior. AUNCE’s music invites listeners into a world where genres fade, and sound becomes a journey and an experience.

Driven by an insatiable love of sound and its power to connect us, AUNCE seeks to express the inexpressible and explore the textures and feelings of both known and unknown worlds. As one of the most exciting emerging voices in genre-defying music, she continues to captivate listeners and collaborators alike.

Her debut tracks released in late 2024 and in early 2025 Beep Beep, Evergreen and Silver Sun have garnered critical acclaim, celebrated for their creativity and described as “sonically innovative” and “philosophically provocative.” Hailed as “boundary-pushing”, “genius”, and “enchanting”, these debut’s have exemplified AUNCE’s signature duality—grounded yet ethereal, visceral yet introspective—showcasing the bold artistry that defines her sound.

NEW single - ZOO FRIEND

"Zoo Friend" explores two feelings that have quietly shaped me for as long as I can remember. The first is a deep sense of connection with non-human beings — animals, plants, landscapes — and the joy that comes when others feel it too. Whether it's a shared look with a companion animal, the moment we meet the eye of a whale, or the calm that settles under a canopy of trees, there's something powerful in remembering we’re all part of the same web.

But the song also holds grief — for how often that connection is dismissed. Despite the intelligence and sensitivity of non-human life, post-industrial (especially Western) cultures tend to place humans at the top of some imagined hierarchy. There’s also a deep helplessness in witnessing harm done to beings who don’t have a voice in the systems that exploit them — beings we can sense and love, but can’t always protect. Zoo Friend pushes back against that hubris and mourns the imbalance.

At its heart, though, this is a song about those rare, magical moments when the veil lifts and something bigger seeps through — when reality shakes itself awake, and so do we.

Musically, Zoo Friend moves gently through these feelings, inviting the listener to sway, drift, and dissolve into sound. The lyrics are intentionally sparse—like fragments of a memory or a transmission caught mid-air — leaving room for breath, movement, and emotion to fill the gaps. Rhythms shift and shimmer subtly, creating a soft sense of disorientation, like something quietly slipping out of place. Vocal layers shift in clarity and tone, as if filtering through different levels of consciousness or perception. Blurring the line between the organic and synthetic, the track doesn’t insist, but instead opens a space — an atmosphere — to tune in, feel deeply, and maybe even remember something ancient. It holds space for grief, awe, and recognition without needing to explain any of it.

CREDITS:

Written & Performed by Anna Edith Daly Edgington

Produced by Anna Edith Daly Edgington

Co-Produced by Chris Hyson

Mixed by TJ Allen

Mastered by Guy Davie

Lyrics:

Spun around to a look

Cut me in two, and pierced my gut

One second is all it took

For him to know, he knew me, knew

All it took was one stare

To break in two

One thousand words came

Falling out of my face

Just for this being

Seeing me, seeing me

bio

Born in Birmingham, UK, and raised near Stoke on Trent, AUNCE studied music in York, UK, and holds a PhD in Music Production from Wellington, NZ. After returning to London in 2024, she has been collaborating with some of the city's most innovative artists and producers, composing music for multidisciplinary projects, including dance films, live performances, and installations. Her unique vocal performance and production style have made her a sought-after collaborator, from hip-hop artists to film composers, worldwide.

AUNCE has also been a passionate advocate for women in music production, helping to build community and reimagine the role of the music producer. She continues to experiment with new release mechanisms that foster collaboration, creative acknowledgment, and community-building.

CONTACT:

anna.edie.management@gmail.com