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- Summary: The debut full-length release from pop singer-songwriter Towa Bird features contributions by Alexander 23, Mikky Ekko, Luke Niccoli, Thomas Powers, and Alisa Xayalith.
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- Record Label: Interscope
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Mixed: 2 out of 4
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Jun 27, 2024From the terrifically bombastic opening of “Intro” to the chiming finish of “A Party” the entire album twists and turns between bursts of energetic pop-punk, frenzied expressions of lust, calmer reflective honesty, and sharply observed moments of uncomplicated joy. American Hero sounds very easy and fluid.
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Jun 27, 2024American Hero is a collection of 13 succinct pop-punk punches to the chin, in the high-energy mode of singles like “Wild Heart” and “Sorry Sorry.”
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Jun 27, 2024Leaning into catchy pop and garage rock mixed with an anecdotal edge, Bird’s debut album ‘American Hero’ has a gloss that is, undeniably, all-American.
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Jun 27, 2024Towa shows a lot of promise on ‘American Hero’, but this is a record which doesn’t quite know how best to use her strengths.