Video: Hevenshe - Trying Not To Feel

Jenna McDougall recently released “Trying Not To Feel”, a new track from her solo project, Hevenshe!

‘Trying Not To Feel’ was written in my backyard, which was a saving grace through our extended lockdowns in Melbourne,” says McDougall on the new single. “While I was workshopping the song I’d occasionally hear a neighbour's applause from over the fence, which would make me scurry out of sight laughing, as I was often taking advantage of the sun, ‘nude in the garden’ to quote the second verse.”

Hevenshe is simultaneously a departure from McDougall’s punk-emo roots and a continuation of her original mission: self-empowerment and emotional freedom. “There’s an element of limitation to being in a band,” she says. “When Tonight Alive decided to go on hiatus, I was immediately trying to write my own songs and develop something new, without even really knowing or believing that I could. I felt blocked by my expectations and eventually had to surrender what I wanted this project to be. From that place I was able to find my authentic sound. Hevenshe literally feels like what my voice is made for.”

“The birth of Hevenshe is not the death of Tonight Alive,” says McDougall on the future of the band. “We are not disbanding. Individually, we’ve all found fulfillment from our personal lives and projects through this time, but having a shared goal is starting to become exciting for us again. We look forward to sharing news with fans as those conversations develop!”

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