Formed in 2005, New York City-based indie pop trio AJR mix barbershop harmonies, electronic music, and other styles into their eclectic sound.
AJR feature the talents of the Met brothers, Adam (vocals/bass), Jack (vocals/guitar), and Ryan (guitar/piano/vocals), who grew up in New York and got their start busking around New York City. In 2013, the trio released their debut independent single, "I'm Ready." Well-received, the track peaked at number 27 on the Billboard's Top 40, and appeared the band's 2015 full-length debut album, Living Room. Since then, AJR released 2 full length albums, "The Click" (2017) and "Neotheater" (2019) featuring hit singles, "Weak," "Sober Up," and "100 Bad Days."
This music video is terrible in every way and I don't understand how people unironically enjoy it. With that said, this music video holds a quarter of my heart.
This song is the epitome of "A child rejected by the village will watch it burn to feel its warmth" People who have their daily woes shunned just because they could have it worse are eventually crushed by those same woes. And then people turn around and say "but they were always so happy" or "they had so much good in their life" because they don't stop to consider that everyone can experience things differently. A minor inconvenience for someone can be a trigger for someone else.
