Total Slacker – Parallels
When I’m listening to an album with the intent of reviewing it, oftentimes I’ll try and imagine what a particular singer/songwriter/musician is putting into any given section of any given song, and whether I’m right or wrong, I can usually come up with some semblance of meaning. Early on, this was not one of those times. Now I don’t know Tucker Rountree at all – guitarist/vocalist of Brooklyn trio Total Slacker – but in trying to figure out his band’s latest album, Parallels, I just …