Ep #64 - BJ Barham (American Aquarium)

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BJ Barham is the frontman, songwriter, and driving force behind American Aquarium, the Raleigh, North Carolina roots-rock band he founded in 2006 and has fronted for two decades. A blue-collar Americana storyteller who built the band on relentless touring, Barham writes plainly about addiction, hard-won sobriety, marriage, and small-town life. His breakout came with 2012's Jason Isbell-produced Burn.Flicker.Die., and he has since shared stages with the likes of Turnpike Troubadours and Drive-By Truckers as the lone constant through countless lineup changes. In June 2026 the band released New Ways to Lose, a Shooter Jennings-produced record that marks their 20th album in 20 years, and they…