The unparalleled multi-platinum chart-topping band AJR are sharing a new single entitled “The DJ Is Crying For Help” via the band’s AJR Productions label and Mercury/Republic Records.
Listen to “The DJ Is Crying For Help”—HERE and watch the official music video HERE.
In talking about the new song the band said: “The DJ is Crying For Help is about the worry of having peaked already. You set these huge expectations for your life early on, and the song is about the moment when you realize life is not turning out the way you planned.”
On the track, glassy piano resounds in between pensive lyrics. Picking up the pace, a head-nodding beat underscores a flurry of violin as the confessional chorus echoes, “Now I don’t know what to do with myself, the DJ is crying for help.” The song dips in and out of moments of cinematic orchestration, electronic bliss, and unexpected, yet undeniable pop perfection.
It arrives on the heels of “I Won’t.” The latter has already amassed over 12.9 million Spotify streams and 4.3 million YouTube views on the music video. The band delivered a seismic and showstopping performance of the track on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Inciting critical applause, MTV hailed it as “another catchy bop that doubles as an extremely relatable social commentary,” and The Honey Pop assured, “One thing you can always count on with AJR, is that you’re going to have a damn good time listening to their music. ‘I Won’t’continues that streak.” MUD summed it up best as “a magnetic addition to your summer playlist.”
It just paves the way for a whole lot more to come from AJR very soon.
This year, the New York-based trio of brothers Adam [vocals/bass], Jack [vocals/guitar], and Ryan [guitar/piano/vocals] Met, concluded the sold out US leg of their OK ORCHESTRA tour before bringing their larger-than-life production and stage show with them to Australia and canvassing Europe. They’ll be releasing more music in 2023.
As brothers and as a band, AJR—Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met—complement one another in perfect harmony on and off-stage. This harmony courses through their inimitable, irresistible, and imaginative alternative pop uplifted by expansive vision, epic instrumentation, and the kind of hooks you can’t shake. It’s why the group has generated billions of streams across triple-platinum smashes “Bang!” and “Weak” as well as the double-platinum “Burn The House Down” and platinum singles “100 Bad Days,” “Sober Up,” and “I’m Ready.” It’s why they’ve landed back-to-back Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 with Neotheater [2019] and OK Orchestra [2021]. It’s why they consistently sell out arenas with their Broadway-worthy live show. It’s why (like something out of a movie) they made the jump from their living room to late-night television. It’s why they’ve quietly stretched the boundaries and definition of what popular music can be in 2022 and continue to do so on their forthcoming full-length debut for AJR Productions/Mercury Records/ Republic Records.
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