Amiyah’s Music Corner: The Click Album Review

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Amiyah, Jr. Editor

Chances are you’ve never heard of this electronic, indie, pop, group called, AJR. You may have only heard their songs, Weak, Sober Up, or one of their older songs, I’m Ready. If you haven’t heard these songs you may still be a bit skeptical about a group you’ve never heard of, so I will be reviewing AJR’s most popular album, The Click. I will be reviewing the messages in the songs, AJR’s originality, and music video quality.

If you think family is important, you’ll like AJR. A lot of their songs are about family and the name AJR stands for each of the brother’s names in the band (Adam, Jack, and Ryan). Today in modern music, there are so many negative messages in songs, but AJR mostly sings about family, admitting flaws, and mistakes. It’s nice to see artists realising what’s important in life and having good intentions; now, I’m not saying I love goody-two-shoes topics, but it’s refreshing.

To be honest, AJR is pretty original. They create a new side to electronic, pop music. Unlike most artists, now-a-days they use electronic and real instruments and add their own twist on the instrument. Usually, other artists just have a main beat and stick to that the whole song, but AJR is always adding or subtracting a new instrument continuously. AJR even created their own word, “Spokestep”. According to Ryan, “Cutting up vocals over a beat the way that Dubstep would would cut up bass sounds over a beat and kind of mess with it”. For a better explanation, check out How We Made ‘THE CLICK’ (Part 1).

Music video quality is a big factor into the success of a band. AJR’s music videos usually consist of, bright colors, the instruments used in the songs, the brothers having a good time playing, and filming the music videos. Honestly, music videos where everyone is just having fun while performing are the best music videos. Even though the music videos don’t have the biggest budgets with extreme effects; the videos rely more on feeling than visuals and I personally think that’s a thing more artists need to focus on.

I hope you enjoyed my review and consider checking out AJR’s The Click. It’s a very good choice if you want a feel good and chill album to listen to.