BBC Radio says she is a "fascinating new artist" and PopMatters describes her as "a consummate reflection of a rising Americana star." Among the awards her songwriting has earned her, she is a winner of the Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Competition, an honor shared among the likes of Anais Mitchell, Robert Earl Keen, Caroline Spence, and Adrienne Lenker of Big Thief.
VanSant's debut album Gut It to the Studs propelled her on her first UK/European tour, and its followup Circadian is due out February 21, 2020.