Butch Walker’s sixth solo album finds the former Marvelous 3 frontman hitting his stride. What’s immediately noticeable here is how these songs sound like the product of a band collaborating, rather than a solo album. The Black Widows give the opening “Bodegas and Blood” a palpable chemistry of roots rock and power pop. And even though there’s a trace element of T. Rex boogie in “Every Single Body Else” it’s the barbed guitar-pop and vintage instrument tones that are salient. “Summer of ‘89” is a standout with its gang vocals, instantly memorable melodies and snarky lyrics (“Smothering the cover of a '69 summer/ Played through a speaker of fuzz/ Nobody knew Bryan Adams wasn’t cool/ The TV just told me he was”) that work along side more nostalgic narratives where Walker reminisces about listening to KISS, learning to smoke, and partying with European girls.