May is Mental Health Awareness Month and what better way to start a conversation than with music from indie-pop queens, The Aces?
The band recently released brand new single, “Don’t Freak,” in honor of this special month. Though the track is chock full of the band’s signature vibrancy, “Don’t Freak” goes deeper, adding a poignant backstory to the conversation and stigmas surrounding the topic of mental health.
“I’ve struggled with severe anxiety for my entire life, and this year started having intense panic attacks,” shared singer Cristal Ramirez. “When you struggle with your mental health, you start to realize very quickly just how little space is held for you in society. You quickly feel like a burden to those around you and end up thinking, ‘why can’t I just get my shit together,’ constantly. In a time where all you need is patience and understanding, you’re made to feel alienated and inadequate, which in turn makes your mental state so much worse. That’s how ‘Don’t Freak’ came to life. We wanted to put this very real story into our music. Mental health issues are something everyone goes through, and not only do we need to be talking more about it, but we need to be holding space for it.”
The release of “Don’t Freak” also coincides with the band’s appearance on new Hulu series, Exposure, streaming now.
Listen to “Don’t Freak” below:
