Both resolute and introspective, Wolves finds the Raleigh, N.C.-based outfit American Aquarium offering up an ode to regret and remorse in ways that are unceasingly compelling. While singer-songwriter BJ Barham spends much of his time lamenting things he’s not—a dancer, a boxer, a responsible family man and certainly not The Rolling Stones—he compensates by expressing a decided resolve and determination to persevere regardless. From the solemn stance of “Family Problems” and the self-doubt and sadness filling “Man I’m Supposed to Be” and “Losing Side of Twenty-Five,” to the staunch deliberation that fills “Southern Sadness,” “Wichita Falls” and the title track, American Aquarium provides a postscript on lessons learned and hopes that somehow survive. Here’s proof the Southern spirit is as indomitable as ever.