Neotheater is the third studio album by American pop band AJR. It was released on April 26, 2019[1] by the band's label AJR Productions. The album was self-produced by the trio. It is a follow-up to the trio's 2017 album The Click(2017).
The 12 tracks were collectively described as "a coming of age tale that hears the band coming to terms with the sacrifices that come with growing older now that they are in their 20s". A description of the album also stated: "The buoyant and uplifting music is juxtaposed with darker lyrical narratives that touch on anxiety, naivete and searching for integrity."[2]
This album contained two official singles, and one promotional single. AJR released the lead single "100 Bad Days" on January 29, 2019.[3] They also released a promotional single "Birthday Party" on March 12, 2019.[4] "Dear Winter" was later released as the second official single on April 5, 2019.[5] On October 25, 2019, they released "Dear Winter 2.0," an alternate version of the original song with added instruments.[6]
Commercial performanceedit
Neotheater debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with 52,000 album-equivalent units (of which 32,000 were pure album sales). It is AJR's highest-peaking and first US top 10 album.[7]
The album received favorable to mixed reviews. Rolling Stone wrote in par, citing the bubbly tracks stepped in light orchestration, crisp hooks, and the social commentary, while AllMusic says that the album is "never less than refreshing".
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Jack Met and Ryan Met. All tracks are produced by Ryan Met.
Ryan Met is credited with writing two of the songs on this album by himself. One of those songs is "Dear Winter". Jack Met further discusses the origins of this song at 18:30 - 22:37 of source 7.[11]
^Dolan, Jon (26 April 2019). "Review: AJR Dance Through Coming of Age Reality on 'Neotheater'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
^Met, Jack (March 26, 2019). AJR Chat About Their Latest LP, "Neotheater" (YouTube video). BUILD Series. Event occurs at 13:27. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
^"AJR Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^"AJR Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
^"AJR Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^"AJR Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^"AJR Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
^"AJR Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^"Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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Neotheater is the third studio album by American pop band AJR It was released on April 26 2019 1 by the band s label AJR Productions The album was self produced by the trio It is a follow up to the trio s 2017 album The Click 2017 NeotheaterStudio album by AJRReleasedApril 26 2019 2019 04 26 Length44 28LabelAJR BMGProducerRyan MetAJR chronologyThe Click 2017 Neotheater 2019 OK Orchestra 2021 Singles from Neotheater 100 Bad Days Released January 29 2019 Birthday Party Released March 12 2019 Dear Winter Released April 5 2019 Contents 1 Background and release 2 Commercial performance 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 See also 8 ReferencesBackground and release editThe 12 tracks were collectively described as a coming of age tale that hears the band coming to terms with the sacrifices that come with growing older now that they are in their 20s A description of the album also stated The buoyant and uplifting music is juxtaposed with darker lyrical narratives that touch on anxiety naivete and searching for integrity 2 This album contained two official singles and one promotional single AJR released the lead single 100 Bad Days on January 29 2019 3 They also released a promotional single Birthday Party on March 12 2019 4 Dear Winter was later released as the second official single on April 5 2019 5 On October 25 2019 they released Dear Winter 2 0 an alternate version of the original song with added instruments 6 Commercial performance editNeotheater debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with 52 000 album equivalent units of which 32 000 were pure album sales It is AJR s highest peaking and first US top 10 album 7 Critical reception editNeotheater ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The album received favorable to mixed reviews Rolling Stone wrote in par citing the bubbly tracks stepped in light orchestration crisp hooks and the social commentary while AllMusic says that the album is never less than refreshing Track listing editAll tracks are written by Jack Met and Ryan Met All tracks are produced by Ryan Met No TitleLength1 Next Up Forever 4 172 Birthday Party 3 443 100 Bad Days 3 334 Don t Throw Out My Legos 4 115 Break My Face 3 466 Turning Out Pt II 3 437 The Entertainment s Here 3 078 Karma 4 059 Beats 3 1910 Wow I m Not Crazy 3 1711 Dear Winter 2 4812 Finale Can t Wait to See What You Do Next 4 38Total length 44 28 Notes Birthday Party features a sample of the song In Heaven written by Peter Ivers and David Lynch and performed by Laurel Near in the 1977 film Eraserhead 10 Ryan Met is credited with writing two of the songs on this album by himself One of those songs is Dear Winter Jack Met further discusses the origins of this song at 18 30 22 37 of source 7 11 Personnel editCredits adapted from the album s liner notes 12 AJR Adam Met bass guitar programming samples percussion vocals Jack Met lead vocals guitar melodica ukulele drums percussion keyboards synthesizers samples programming trumpet composition Ryan Met lead vocals vocals programming keyboards ukulele trumpet production compositionAdditional personnel Daniel Rosenfeld audio editing composing Maikel Valdama audio editing mixing Drew Allsbrook bass guitar 5 10 Chris Berry drums 2 4 Chris Cerrato design Ezra Donellan vocals 2 Samia Finnerty vocals 5 9 12 Chris Gehringer mastering Bruce Healey choir arranger 1 JJ Kirkpatrick trumpet 3 5 7 Ruth Kornblatt Stier cello 1 2 6 8 9 12 Emelia Suljic violin 3 5 7 Joe Zook mixingCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2019 PeakpositionAustralian Digital Albums ARIA 13 49Canadian Albums Billboard 14 95US Billboard 200 7 8US Independent Albums Billboard 15 1US Top Album Sales Billboard 16 4US Top Alternative Albums Billboard 17 2US Top Rock Albums Billboard 18 1US Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard 19 9 Year end charts edit Chart 2019 PositionUS Top Rock Albums Billboard 20 79See also editList of 2019 albumsReferences edit Adam Met Jack Met Ryan Met March 10 2019 NEOTHEATER 4 26 ALBUM TRAILER AJR Productions via YouTube AJR Neotheater CD Retrieved April 25 2019 Aniftos Rania January 30 2019 AJR Laugh About Their Failures In New Single 100 Bad Days Billboard Retrieved January 16 2024 Legaspi Althea March 12 2019 AJR Bring Exuberant 100 Bad Days Performance to Kimmel Rolling Stone Retrieved January 16 2024 Snyder Brett April 15 2019 AJR s Dear Winter Hits All The Feels Better Spins Retrieved January 16 2024 Bosch Eva October 25 2019 AJR Release New Version Of Dear Winter Strife Mag Retrieved January 16 2024 a b Caulfield Keith May 6 2019 P nk s Hurts 2B Human Album Debuts at No 1 on Billboard 200 Chart Billboard Retrieved May 7 2019 Collar Matt Neotheater AJR AllMusic Retrieved 2019 06 18 Dolan Jon 26 April 2019 Review AJR Dance Through Coming of Age Reality on Neotheater Rolling Stone Retrieved 2019 06 18 Met Jack March 26 2019 AJR Chat About Their Latest LP Neotheater YouTube 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