Towa Bird is an 'American Hero' in Her Most Recent Album

Towa Bird’s latest album, American Hero, is a mix of mesmerizing guitar riffs and smooth low vocals from the singer. The hypnotic record transcends genre boundaries that vary from rock to pop: “These songs are me being completely honest about queer love and all its essence; there’s a lot of yearning and vulnerability and dealing with difficult emotions. I grew up listening to so many male-gazey love songs, and it was important to put something out into the world that felt like the music I wanted for myself when I was a kid,” says Towa in an interview with Dork Magazine when talking about the record. 

The song “Sorry Sorry” talks through the insecurities of falling in love with a close friend, which delivers the singer’s journey as she navigates through irrational fears and worries about things never being the same with that person: “If we’re starting something / It’ll be the start of the end / Don’t want another lover / If it means losing you as a friend, I hope you understand.”

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“FML” is a song that explores the theme of love and the significance of a person to Towa. The lyrics, “Fuck my life / Cause I can’t live without you / I might die / Cause I can’t live without you / I’m not alright,” capture the song’s essence, highlighting how deeply someone can affect you and the anxiety associated with attachment. Towa demonstrates the importance of that person in her raspy vocals, which are followed with out-of-this-world instrumentals that perfectly complement her voice.

The last track of the album, “A Party,” is slow acoustic song that talks about the ability to read someone’s love language based on their body language: “Your eyes glued to mine / And they keep me hanging / Read between the lines / Of your body language” are lyrics that perfectly encapsulate the feeling of being in love with someone and those feelings being reciprocated.

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