Tell Me (Revisited) (album)

For the original 2019 album, see Tell Me (album).
For the song, see Tell Me (song).

## ***Tell Me (Revisited)***Studio album by Sean Kennedy

* Digital Edition
* Physical Edition

## Singles

1. "Anyone (Revisited)"
March 4, 2022
2. "High (Revisited)"
March 4, 2022

***Tell Me (Revisited)*** (often marketed as just ***Tell Me***) is the first re-recorded studio album by American singer-songwriter Sean Kennedy, independently released on March 11, 2022. It is a re-recording of Kennedy’s debut studio album, *Tell Me* (2019). The record consists of re-recorded versions of all 10 standard edition tracks, two remixes from the deluxe version, and six bonus “From the Vault" songs that were cut from the original record and its reissues. The album eventually replaced all versions of the original 2019 record on streaming services.

## Background and Release

Sean’s debut album was originally independently released on March 8, 2019. Speaking about the album, Kennedy noted, “When I was getting ready to release my debut album, I thought a lot about what I wanted to say...There were a lot of things that I didn't know making that album. It was just me, and my friend Evan Volkman helped out a little bit. The album wasn't professionally mixed or mastered, it was just me in my basement.”

Kennedy first began re-working songs from his debut album with the release of ’’Nona (100th Birthday Edition)’’ on May 8, 2020, just 14 months after the release of the original record. In August 2021, Kennedy tweeted about his two demo albums, *Crazy* and *The Next Chapter* and explained that he might release additional songs from them. Sean then mentioned the idea of revisiting his debut album in his documentary, noting that he believed he has made tremendous progress since its release. Upon taking a break from making new music after his third album, Kennedy officially decided to revamp his debut.

On February 26, 2022, the Instagram account @SeanKennedyOfficial began revealing the album’s cover art. On March 3, 2022, Kennedy officially announced the record, and announced the re-recorded versions of ”Anyone” and ”High” would be released as a Double A-Side single on March 4. The re-recorded version of "Had My Chance" was released exclusively through the album's pre-order on March 8 (the 3 year anniversary of the original record).

> When I look back on “Tell Me”, as an album and as the person I was making it, I see a boy who was filled with ambition. I put that record out with very little knowledge on how to make or release an album. I am so so beyond excited to tell you that "Tell Me (Revisited)", featuring brand new re-recorded versions of all 10 songs and 6 previously unreleased songs will be out March 11th.
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## Music and Lyrics

*Tell Me (Revisited)* includes 18 tracks; the 10 songs from the original album's standard edition, the two remixes from the original album's deluxe edition, and six previously unreleased tracks that were originally cut from the record. The album is primarily focused around acoustic and electric guitars, drums and pianos. Occasionally, the record steers into synth-pop. Two major sonic differences between *Tell Me* and *Tell Me (Revisited)* are the larger use of electric guitars and the elevated sound quality of the recordings.

The album explores several different genres. The record's opening track "The Next Chapter" is a pop-rock song centered around Kennedy's excitement to start high school. "I Want You", driven by an 80's-inspired drum sample, explores Kennedy's regret in not showing feelings for a crush. The album's title track veers off into EDM. The guitar ballad, "Nona", was written for Kennedy's late great-grandmother.

The album's lead single, "Anyone", details Sean's experience with attending a new school. "Aftermath", a down-tempo track about a breakup, is filled with ambient sound clips of a storm. "High" is accompanied by a thick layer of synth pads and guitars to create a dreamy atmosphere. The Evan Volkman collaboration, "Alone at Last" is a breakup song with added elements of synth basses and percussion.

"Better Day" serves as a follow-up to "Anyone" and "Had My Chance" serves as a reflection in which Kennedy learns a lesson about showing up too late. "Delete You" opens with a quiet electric guitar pattern before Kennedy passionately sings about a friend that abandoned him. "This Ain't Love" is a collaboration with Adam Accetta that features live drums and a heavy bass.

"Distant", a trip-hop track with a wobbly bass and pounding drums, is about wanting to re-connect with a lost friend. "Just Leave" is saturated with a vocoder and processed backing vocals. The penultimate track, "I'll Be Fine Without You" was written when Kennedy was just 10 years old. The album's closing song, "The Good Part" opens with a simple programmed drum pattern before guitars, bass, drums, an organ, and strings join in.

## Title and Artwork

Kennedy named the original record *Tell Me* as an acknowledgment of its overarching theme of questions, and the answers that he desired. Sean said he felt the title sounded demanding, and mentioned that he believed he was quite demanding throughout many of the songs, often asking, "Why?" The artwork for the album shows Sean standing sideways against a beige wall in the same striped baja hoodie as the original cover. He is looking up, and two reflections of himself stand on either side of him. This is a metaphor for the fact that versions of Sean's past, present and future selves all made contributions to the project. The title is written in a big, bold font, with Kennedy's name written underneath in cursive, like the original. On physical editions, the word "Revisited" is written in between the title and Sean's name.

### Photoshoot

From February 26, 2022 to March 2, the artwork for *Tell Me (Revisited)* was revealed on Instagram. On March 4, 2022, Sean shared the tracklist on social media. The album shoot was re-done to match the original record, with Kennedy wearing the same outfits from the original shoot. Some shots were directly re-created.

* Look 1
* Look 2

### Packaging

Standard Edition artworkTrack List
(Standard Edition)Disc
(Standard Edition)
### Digital Booklet

1/10
## Singles

The re-recording of Sean's debut single, dubbed "Anyone (Revisited)", was announced alongside "High (Revisited)" on March 3, 2022 as the album's dual lead single. They were released as a Double A-Side single on March 4.

"**Anyone (Revisited)**""**High (Revisited)**"
## Personnel

*(Credits derrived from the album booklet)*

### Musicians

* Adam Accetta - bass guitar, drums (Track 14)
* Sean Kennedy - acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum programming, electric guitar, keyboards, organ, percussion, piano, strings programming, synthesizer
* Evan Volkman – drum programming, keyboards, percussion, piano, synthesizer (Track 8)

### Production

* Roman Erafficci - engineer, mixing, mastering
* Adam Accetta - engineer, mixing, production, programming (Track 14)
* Sean Kennedy – engineer, mixing, production, programming
* Evan Volkman – engineer, mixing, production (Track 8)

### Visuals and Design

* Sean Kennedy – creative director, photography

### Singers

* Sean Kennedy – lead vocals, background vocals

## Track Listing

* Tracks 1-12 are noted as "(Revisited)" on physical editions
* Tracks 13-18 are noted as "(From the Vault)" on physical editions

## From the Vault EP

On April 8, 2022, an EP containing the 6 "From the Vault" tracks was surprise released on streaming platforms. Kennedy tweeted that he, "wanted to give the 'vault' tracks from *Tell Me (Revisited)* their own moment." The EP was available on streaming platforms for a limited time.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Where I Am".
2. ↑ Sean Twitter.
3. ↑ “Sean’s Announcement.
4. ↑ "Tell Me: The Album" on YouTube.
5. ↑ Tell Me (Revisited) Tracklist Reveal.
6. ↑ "From the Vault" Announcement.