Neotheater
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| Released | April 26, 2019 | |||
| Length | 44:28 | |||
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| Producer | AJR | |||
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Neotheater is the third major-label studio album by pop band AJR. It was released on April 26, 2019,[3] by the band's label AJR Productions. The album was self-produced by the trio.
Background
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."[4]
Commercial performance
Neotheater debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with 32,000 album-equivalent units (of which 22,000 were pure album sales). It is AJR's highest-peaking and first US top 10 album.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jack Met and Ryan Met. All tracks are produced by Ryan Met.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Next Up Forever" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Birthday Party" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "100 Bad Days" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Don't Throw Out My Legos" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Break My Face" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Turning Out Pt. II" | 3:43 |
| 7. | "The Entertainment's Here" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Karma" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Beats" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Wow, I'm Not Crazy" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Dear Winter" | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Finale (Can't Wait to See What You Do Next)" | 4:38 |
| Total length: | 44:28 | |
Notes
- "Birthday Party" features a sample of the song "In Heaven", written by David Lynch and performed by Laurel Near in the 1977 film Eraserhead.[6]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
AJR
- Adam Met – vocals, bass guitar, programming, samples, percussion
- Jack Met – lead vocals, guitar, melodica, ukulele, drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizers, samples, programming, trumpet, composition
- Ryan Met – vocals, programming, keyboards, ukulele, trumpet, production, composition
Additional 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
- JJ Kirkpatrick – trumpet (3–5, 7)
- Ruth Kornblatt-Stier – cello (1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12)
- Emelia Suljic – violin (3–5, 7)
- Joe Zook – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Neotheater - AJR". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Dolan, Jon. "Review: AJR Dance Through Coming of Age Reality on 'Neotheater'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Neotheater (Media notes). AJR. AJR Productions. 2019.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "AJR Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "AJR Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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