In the Wild Wild West that is DIY music, there’s a lot of passion, a lot of determination, and a lot of hard hours pumped into conveying just a few moments of collected effort and energy. If anyone is the embodiment of the ethos that drives the Michigan indie music scene, that would be noveltysongs’ brain child Tyler Common. Hot off the heels of his debut record ‘Never Ending Blues’ in 2022, Common brings the same hard-hitting, nostalgic alternative rock on his follow-up, ‘Future Cowboy, Don’t Let Me Down.’ Whether it’s finding comfort in the stories of yesteryear (“Silver Screen”), living with mental illness (“Cardinal Sin”), or attempting to find meaning in the loss of those gone too soon (“One Last Dance”), Common’s ability to drive home emotional resonance, while also holding the reigns of a thoughtful melody, is unmatched. Featuring collaboration from beacons all over Michigan’s booming independent music scene and returning production/co-writing from Austin Stawowczyk, ‘Future Cowboy, Don’t Let Me Down’ is the perfect representation of the next wave of Michigan music, and assuredly going to smash even the biggest cynics to pieces.