℗ 2024 Losing Side Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
Released | July 26, 2024 |
Duration | 39m 57s |
Record Label | Losing Side Records |
Genre | Country (Americana) |
The Fear of Standing Still
American Aquarium
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Crier
American Aquarium |
3:28 | |||
1.2
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Messy As A Magnolia
American Aquarium |
3:47 | |||
1.3
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Cherokee Purples
American Aquarium |
4:03 | |||
1.4
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The Getting Home
American Aquarium |
4:17 | |||
1.5
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Southern Roots (feat. Katie Pruitt)
American Aquarium; Katie Pruitt |
5:18 | |||
1.6
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The Curse of Growing Old
American Aquarium |
3:37 | |||
1.7
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The Fear of Standing Still
American Aquarium |
4:05 | |||
1.8
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Piece by Piece
American Aquarium |
4:04 | |||
1.9
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Babies Having Babies
American Aquarium |
3:20 | |||
1.10
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Head Down, Feet Moving
American Aquarium |
3:58 |
For nearly two decades, American Aquarium have pushed toward that rare form of rock-and-roll that’s revelatory in every sense. “For us the sweet spot is when you’ve got a rock band that makes you scream along to every word, and it’s not until you’re coming down at three a.m. that you realize those words are saying something real about your life,” says frontman BJ Barham. “That’s what made us fall in love with music in the first place, and that’s the goal in everything we do.” On their new album The Fear of Standing Still, the North Carolina-bred band embody that dynamic with more intensity than ever before, endlessly matching their gritty breed of country-rock with Barham’s bravest and most incisive songwriting to date. As he reflects on matters both personal and sociocultural—e.g., the complexity of Southern identity, the intersection of generational trauma and the dismantling of reproductive rights—American Aquarium instill every moment of The Fear of Standing Still with equal parts unbridled spirit and illuminating empathy.
Recorded live at the legendary Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, The Fear of Standing Still marks American Aquarium’s second outing with producer Shooter Jennings—a three-time Grammy winner who also helmed production on 2020’s critically lauded Lamentations, as well as albums from the likes of Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker. In a departure from the stripped-down subtlety of 2022’s Chicamacomico (a largely acoustic rumination on grief), the band’s tenth studio LP piles on plenty of explosive riffs and hard-charging rhythms, bringing a visceral energy to the most nuanced and poetic of lyrics. “In our live show the band’s like a freight train that never lets up, and for this record I really wanted to showcase how big and anthemic we can be,” notes Barham, whose bandmates include guitarist Shane Boeker, pedal-steel guitarist Neil Jones, keyboardist Rhett Huffman, drummer Ryan Van Fleet, and bassist Alden Hedges.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Losing Side Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.10 -0.10 to -0.10 | -11.09 -14.45 to -8.80 | -8.55 -11.40 to -5.90 | 6 5 to 7 | |
1 | Crier | -0.10 | -9.87 | -7.3 | 5 |
2 | Messy As A Magnolia | -0.10 | -9.95 | -7.2 | 6 |
3 | Cherokee Purples | -0.10 | -10.78 | -8.7 | 7 |
4 | The Getting Home | -0.10 | -10.38 | -7.7 | 6 |
5 | Southern Roots (feat. Katie Pruitt) | -0.10 | -14.45 | -11.4 | 7 |
6 | The Curse of Growing Old | -0.10 | -11.70 | -9.4 | 7 |
7 | The Fear of Standing Still | -0.10 | -11.22 | -9.1 | 7 |
8 | Piece by Piece | -0.10 | -12.79 | -9.9 | 6 |
9 | Babies Having Babies | -0.10 | -11.00 | -8.9 | 7 |
10 | Head Down, Feet Moving | -0.10 | -8.80 | -5.9 | 5 |