Avery Cochrane, a North Seattle-based singer-songwriter with a yen for catchy pop hooks, put out her latest single, “Shapeshifting on a Saturday Night,” on Aug. 8. It’s so far turned out to be, far and away, her biggest.

“I think (it’s) the lyrics, for sure,” Cochrane said when asked why she thinks the song — which is inching closer to 500,000 Spotify listens as of press time — is resonating with people. “And that’s honestly what I’m the most excited about, because the lyrics are the thing I care about most.” 

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