Album Review: “American Standard” by James Taylor

By Joshua Stevens As artists grow older, many of them choose to focus their music and art on their own mortality. In the years past their prime, they shift from lighthearted lyrics to more serious tales of death and regret. Except, singer-songwriter James Taylor doesn’t do that. On his newest album, “American Standard,” Taylor focuses mostly on more positive material, and the album both prospers and suffers as a result. This album is loaded with cheerful, sunny lyrics and traditional ...