Are the AJR Brothers Actually Brothers?
Theyāre chart-topping musicians, working with Pixar for the Disney+ release Soul and even performing at a concert in conjunction with the Biden-Harris campaign.Ā
When it comes to the AJR members, all three of them are actually brothers, who write and mix music right in their living room. Hereās what we know about the Met brothers and their music.Ā
AJR is comprised of 3 brothers ā Adam, Jack, and Ryan
Theyāre known for songs like āSober Up,ā āBang,ā and āBurn The House Down.ā Adam (the eldest,) Ryan (middle,) and Jack (the youngest) are the three performers who make up AJR. Sometimes when they perform live, however, they invite other musicians onstage, including a trumpet player.
These brothers, based in New York City, write, produce, and mix their own material. Most recently, that includes the 2019 release, Neotheater. (On social media, the artists shared that even more music is on the way for 2021, even if that means touring looks somewhat different from the group.)
AJR releases original music
Just starting out, the AJR Brothers found success on YouTube, posting creative covers of songs like āHo Heyā by The Lumineers and āNext To Meā by Emeli SandĆ©.
From there, the brothers branched out to create original music, some even being influenced by pop culture.Ā The official music video for āIām Ready,ā released in 2013, featured a sample of Spongebob Squarepants from the Nickelodeon cartoon of the same title.
Their song āNetflix Tripā was inspired by the brothersā love for the comedy series, The Office. The musicians maintained that playful, creative energy in recently released albums and singles.Ā
āWhen we first started writing together, we just wanted to emulate our favorite artists and styles,ā Ryan Met said during an interview with Songwriter Universe. āWe went through our Beach Boys phase, then hip-hop, then more theatrical Broadway stuff.āĀ
āEverything came together five years ago when we developed a sound that is a combination of all the styles weāve worked in the past 13 years, since the time we were kids busking in Washington Square Park,ā he continued. āWhen āIām Readyā took off, we made a conscious decision to write songs about subjects that most songwriters wouldnāt think about.ā
AJR will perform at the Biden-Harris āWe the Peopleā Concert
This band collaborated with the artist Rivers Cuomo for their song āSober Up.ā Recently, however, AJR had one of their songs appear in the official trailer for Disney and Pixarās animated film, Soul. Thatās the song titled āOvertureā from the album The Click and The Click (Deluxe Edition.)
Aside from performing drive-in concerts and virtual concerts for fans worldwide, these brothers are set to take the stage alongside artists like Fall Out Boy, Carole King, and James Taylor. Thatās in conjunction with the Biden-Harris Inauguration ceremony, taking place on Jan. 17, 2021.
Music by AJR is available for streaming on most major platforms.Ā