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About The Event
The multi-platinum chart-topping bandĀ
AJRĀ officially released their fifth studio album,Ā
The Maybe Man, via their ownĀ
AJR ProductionsĀ label andĀ
Mercury/
Republic Records.Ā Across twelve dynamic tracks,
Ā AJR present their big, sad, titular superhero constantly questioning who he is - an incredibly relatable and often unspoken aspect of life.
The album includes five previously released tracks, including
āYes Iām A Mess,ā, which was just released and has already amassed 15M global streams,Ā
āThe Dumb Song,āĀ which has over 20M global streams and over 1M views on YouTube,Ā
āThe DJ Is Crying For Help,āĀ which has nearly 20M global streams and 4.5M views on YouTube, andĀ
āI Wonāt,āĀ which they premiered onĀ
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonĀ and has amassed over 52M global streams and nearly 7M views on Youtube. AJR also recently releasedĀ
āGod Is Really Real,āĀ which is written about their father,Ā
Gary Metzger, who tragically passed away earlier this year. The heartfelt song resonated in the hearts of listeners worldwide who had grown to love Gary as an unofficial fourth member of the band. See the bandās heartfelt letter to fans in response to their supportĀ
HERE.āIn your mid-to-late twenties, you start to think about your life. Thereās endless potential, but itās also scary because you donāt know who youāre going to be. This album examines that personal existential crisis and the prevalent question of, āWho am I?āā AJR share. āWeāve experienced a lot this past year and decided to write about all the serious issues you face as you get older in the most AJR-way we could.ā
On the road,
AJRĀ have recently toured across Europe throughout the Summer. They ignited a multitude of high-profile stages, includingĀ
Lollapalooza Berlin,Ā
Zurich Openair Festival, andĀ
Szieget Festival, and capped off the year withĀ
SEMA Fest in Las Vegas last weekend.
The trio continues to put up staggering numbers on their music, crossing over
5 billion in global streams and climbing.Ā Additionally, they sold upwards ofĀ
350,000 ticketsĀ
in the USĀ to theirĀ
āOK OrchestraāĀ World Tour, showcasing their biggest production yet and affirming them as one of the most consistently captivating and thrilling live acts. They brought the larger-than-life production to Australia and Europe as well. See clips from theĀ
OK Orchestra World TourĀ hereĀ &Ā
here.
AJR make the kind of music that encourages you to keep going. For as much as their multi-dimensional soundscapes, theatrical delivery, and big screen-worthy vision provide an escape, the multi-platinum, chart-topping trio of brothersāAdam [vocals/bass], Jack [vocals/guitar], and Ryan Met [guitar/piano/vocals]āalso manage to intimately empathize with listeners everywhere. The band constructed an inimitable and immersive world soundtracked by a truly alternative vision for pop. BeyondĀ
5 billion streamsĀ and counting, the group notched a string of seismic smashes, includingĀ
āBang!ā (3x-platinum)Ā andĀ
āWeakā (3x-platinum), āBurn The House Downā (2x-platinum),Ā andĀ
ā100 Bad Daysā (platinum),
Ā āSober Upā (platinum), andĀ
āIām Readyā (platinum). Following their platinum breakout albumĀ
The ClickĀ [2017], the boys consecutively crashed theĀ
Top 10 of theĀ BillboardĀ 200Ā with
Ā NeotheaterĀ [2019]Ā and
Ā OK OrchestraĀ [2021].Ā Recently, their song āWorldās Smallest Violinā had a resurgence online with over 2 million video creates on TikTok with over 10 billion combined views between the official sound, original sounds, and sped up versions.
Traveling around the globe with their own version of theĀ
Greatest Show on Earth, theyāve packed arenas on multiple continents, selling nearly 1 million tickets thus far. In addition to earning widespread acclaim, theyāve ignited late-night television and are composing the score for
Ā Harold & the Purple CrayonĀ on Broadway.Ā Their debut album for Mercury Records/Republic Records,Ā
The Maybe Man, might just be their most identifiable body of work yet.Ā In true AJR fashion, they came up with a larger-than-life way to explain the existential crisis of growing up and also process and deal with their fatherās passing. Enter
Ā The Maybe Man.Ā The title character isĀ
āa big sad superhero who is always questioning who he is.
āĀ Like a giant out of your favorite fairy taleĀ
(remade in kickass 3-D), emotion hangs over his head, so it doesnāt have to hang over yours.
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