The California girl turned Nashville resident had the biggest year of her career in 2024, when “Austin”—a revenge anthem, and a return to her country roots—rocketed the singer to viral stardom. In the wake of a major-label deal, her Grand Ole Opry debut, and her first headlining tour, the 25-year-old takes a moment on her second EP, Anna, to reconcile her inner child with her pop-country persona. (Anna Dasha Novotny is the singer’s full name.) Over pedal steel and fiddle on the reflective “Oh, Anna!,” she summons the nerve of her precocious younger self to deal with the pressures of her newfound fame. “Train,” a poignant acoustic ballad, depicts the slow transition from new girl in town to resident. Elsewhere are the wry, boot-stompin’ rhythms that the “California girl with a Southern heart” has become known for, like the smoky “Work on Me,” an ode to men with dirty hands and dirty minds.