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June Bugs. Cicadas. Menthol Lights. Heirloom Tomatoes. Duke’s Mayonnaise. Cherokee Purples. American Aquarium frontman and songwriter BJ Barham knows that the smallest details often make for the most vivid memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For nearly two decades, American Aquarium have pushed toward that rare form of rock-and-roll that’s revelatory in every sense. On \u003ci\u003eThe Fear of Standing Still,\u003c\/i\u003e 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. 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