Multi-Platinum Chart-Topping Band AJR Are Back With Anthemic New Single “Yes I’m A Mess” Out Now
Highly Anticipated Album The Maybe Man Out November 3
Listen to “Yes I’m A Mess” HERE
Pre-Order The Maybe Man Album HERE
September 29, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Gearing up for a very special next era, the unparalleled multi-platinum chart-topping band AJR share an empowering new single entitled “Yes I’m A Mess” today via their own AJR Productions label and Mercury/Republic Records. Most importantly, it turns the page on another chapter for the group as they recently announced their anxiously awaited fifth full-length album, The Maybe Man, out on November 3rd. See the album announcement they shared on socials HERE.
Listen to “Yes I’m A Mess”—HERE
Pre-order/Pre-save The Maybe Man—HERE.
On “Yes I’m A Mess” and upcoming The Maybe Man album the band said: “We put absolutely everything we had into this album, visuals, and tour. Down to every little detail. Get ready to immerse yourself in this world.”
AJR have teased The Maybe Man throughout the past year or so with previous releases including “The Dumb Song” which piled up nearly 20 million global streams and nearly 2 million YouTube views on the music video. “The DJ Is Crying For Help,” released end of 2022, which has already reached nearly 20 million global streams and 4.3 million YouTube views on the music video. Upon release, Rolling Stone named it among “All The Songs You Need To Know This Week.” Everything capped off with “I Won’t” which has amassed over 52 million global streams and 4.3 million YouTube views on the music video. The band delivered a seismic performance of the track on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Inciting critical applause, including MTV who hailed it as “another catchy bop that doubles as an extremely relatable social commentary.”
Recently they also released “God Is Really Real” which the group wrote about their father 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 fan’s heartfelt letter to fans in response to their support here.
AJR have cranked up anticipation for The Maybe Man. They’ve teased its impending arrival on social media, dropping cryptic hints and enticing fans with what’s to come hinting “The New Era Has Begun. TMM” See HERE & HERE. Each release in the era - so far including singles - has given more and more hints into the world of The Maybe Man. Stay tuned for more to come!
On the road, AJR have recently toured across Europe throughout the Summer. They ignited a multitude of high-profile stages, including Lollapalooza Berlin, Zurich Openair Festival, and Szieget Festival, to name a few and will be capping out the year with SEMA Fest in Las Vegas on November 3rd.
The trio continues to put up staggering numbers on their music, crossing over 5 billion in global streams and climbing. Additionally, they sold upwards of 350,000 tickets in the US to their “OK Orchestra” 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 the OK Orchestra World Tour Here & Here
Remaining ever-prolific, the guys are also scoring Harold & the Purple Crayon on Broadway in addition to constantly writing and recording music of their own.
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 multiplatinum chart-topping trio of brothers—Adam [vocals/bass], Jack [vocals/guitar], and Ryan Met [guitar/piano/vocals]—also manage to intimately empathize with listeners everywhere. The band constructed an inimitable and immersive world soundtracked by a truly alternative vision for pop. Beyond 5 billion streams and counting, the group notched a string of seismic smashes, including “Bang!” (3x-platinum) and “Weak” (3x-platinum), “Burn The House Down” (2x-platinum), and “100 Bad Days” (platinum), “Sober Up” (platinum), and “I’m Ready” (platinum). Following their platinum breakout album The Click [2017], the boys consecutively crashed the Top 10 of the Billboard 200with Neotheater [2019] and OK Orchestra [2021]. Recently, their song “World’s Smallest Violin” 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 the Greatest Show on Earth, they’ve packed arenas on multiple continents, selling nearly 1 million tickets thus far. In addition to earning widespread acclaim, they’ve ignited late-night television and are composing the score for Harold & the Purple Crayon on Broadway. Their debut album for Mercury Records/Republic Records, The Maybe Man, might just be their most identifiable body of work yet. 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 father’s passing. Enter The Maybe Man. The title character is “a big sad superhero who is always questioning who he is.” Like a giant out of your favorite fairy tale (remade in kickass 3-D), emotion hangs over his head, so it doesn’t have to hang over yours.
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