Nashville’s The Quarantined turn personal trauma and chaos into a gripping, hard-hitting modern rock statement about survival and self-reckoning with their latest EP, ‘Aversion to Normalcy.’
Stream: ‘Aversion to Normalcy’ – The Quarantined
With Aversion to Normalcy, Nashville’s The Quarantined deliver their most emotionally charged body of work to date.
Throughout the five tracks, the record unfolds as a raw examination of survival, identity, and the uneasy idea of what “normal” even means in the colorful and complicated world we live in. Drawing from deeply personal experiences, the band channels pain, conflict, and recovery into a sound that feels both intimate and reflective.
Frontman Sean Martin’s perspective as an Iraq War veteran gives the album a rare emotional depth. His lyrics feel raw, vulnerable, but most importantly authentic. There’s a gravity to his words that commands attention and respect, lending real weight to the themes he explores. Combine the lyrical themes with the band’s hard-hitting modern rock sound, and the result is an album that is equal parts powerful, gritty, and unfiltered.
Recorded at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios with producer Nathan Yarborough, Aversion to Normalcy pairs emotional honesty with a bold and determined sound. Built on heavy, grunge-leaning guitars, crashing percussion and fast-paced momentum, the album delivers an all-consuming wall of sound. Clashing guitar lines often feel like they’re locked in a play-off, while powerful vocals cut through with clarity and force.
The Quarantined offer a track-by-track breakdown of the EP, documenting its themes of collapse, confrontation, and, ultimately, the difficult work of choosing to heal.
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:: Inside Aversion to Normalcy ::
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Shadow (on my back)
The music is inspired by every morning I woke up sick, every shadow that crept up on me in the dark, every insane intrusive thought that took me out of the moment, every pill I’ve had to take to calm my nerves, every sleepless night turned into a sleepless day that made me a zombie.
Unspoken
I felt like “Unspoken” started to deliver a message. Not just for the people who are out of power, but also for the people who are in power to realize that your time is limited and if you don’t use the power that you have to serve the needs and will of the people you’re supposed to be leading, then your time is limited.
Trendsetter
The song is to empower people to stand on their own feet by rejecting the lies of culture, simplicity, and convenience of confirmation bias and to start loving reality in all its complexity and discomfort, thru their fears and insecurities, to create authenticity, and acceptance of self worth.
Skeleton Chair
It’s a song about a person falling in love with war, and the paradox that that truly is. It is also about the ultimate forces behind it all (hate, torture, psychosis) blinding you, but also tempting you.
Nemesis (friend of mine)
“Nemesis” describes the entire 5 stages of grief, and a story to enjoy while riding the rollercoaster of emotions that describes a timeline of common suffering in modern America, and also throughout history.
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an EP by The Quarantined
