X-Ennials Releases Pandemic Themed Anthem "Don't Go It Alone"
Above: “Don’t Go It Alone” Single Artwork
X-ENNIALS
— LED BY FORMER NASHVILLE COUNCILMAN —
RELEASE THEIR SOPHOMORE SINGLE
“DON'T GO IT ALONE”
DEBUT ALBUM
SENSELESS AMERICAN TRAGEDY
— PENNED ABOUT THE DEVASTATION OF COVID-19 —
DUE OUT OCTOBER 29
NASHVILLE, TN (October 8, 2021) — X-Ennials — the native Nashville alternative-rock band — have released their sophomore single, “Don't Go It Alone,” from forthcoming two-part pandemic-themed album, Senseless American Tragedy. “Don’t Go It Alone” brings back 90s’ rock sonics to comment on the first stage of healing from losing a loved one from Covid-19.
“The song is meant to be a message for immediately after the moment of this tragic loss,” says Anthony Davis, the frontman of X-Ennials who recently served as a Nashville City councilman. “You must move forward, but you don't have to go it alone. You may have lost your partner, but their message to you is to hold onto their memory, but don't look back, move forward — you are not alone.”
Produced by Bobby Holland and Adam Bokesh [The Daybreaks] at Pentavarit Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, the album — Senseless American Tragedy out Friday, October 29 — guides listeners through the motions of battling Covid-19 and recapping different sentiments individuals felt from start to present in the ongoing pandemic. The album features contingent commentary from the American people as well as the United States government.
Above: 'Senseless American Tragedy’ Album Artwork
The album cover art, designed by Adam Bokesch, further ties in to the United States’ reaction to the pandemic. The faded upside down American flag stands for a nation in distress. “If 630,000 dead Americans don't qualify as distress then I don’t know what could,” says Davis.
With the development of a two-part project commenting on Covid-19 response, combined with the nostalgia of ‘90s rock, the album mixes past and present ways of life which all of us can relate to. Over the course of the pandemic, many have felt lost in the new protocols and mandates. Senseless American Tragedy is a familiar sound that helps provide clarity during these times of uncertainty.
Senseless American Tragedy track listing:
Part One: The Horror
“Don’t Break”
“Orange Man, Strange World”
“Weightless”
“Let Her Go”
“Biding Time”
Part Two: The Aftermath
“Don’t Go It Alone”
“Falling in Your Arms”
“Better Tomorrow”
“When You’re Gone”
“Live All Our Lives”