Nashville indie-rock singer-songwriter Tommy Womack has released his new single “Just Another Shooting,” produced by Eric Roscoe Ambel and taken from his album ‘Live a Little,’ out now. Written in the aftermath of the 2023 Covenant School shooting, the song leans hard into irony, adopting the voice of a hardcore gun owner to expose the emotional numbness and cultural stalemates surrounding American gun violence. The writing cuts sharply, pairing sardonic observation with a delivery that refuses to soften its message.
Recorded at Ambel’s Brooklyn studio Cowboy Technical Services, ‘Live a Little’ unfolds as an eleven-track portrait of perspective gained through time, humor, and hard experience. The sessions brought together a tightly focused band including Jeremy Chatzky on bass and Kenny Soule on drums, with Womack handling guitars, harmonica, and mandolin alongside Ambel’s guitars, keys, and backing vocals. “Just Another Shooting” stands as the album’s most arresting moment, using wit and discomfort as tools to force attention and reflection, and reaffirming Womack’s reputation for writing songs that stare directly at the parts of life many would rather avoid.