The Maybe Man

by AJR

Overview

The New York sibling trio AJR balance bittersweet and uplifting emotions on their fifth album, 2023's The Maybe Man. Once again featuring the talents of the Met brothers -- Adam (vocals/bass), Jack (vocals/guitar), and Ryan (guitar/piano/vocals) -- the set was recorded while their father was battling cancer, which he would ultimately die from. It's an emotional experience that underscores the album, and one they explicitly address on "God Is Really Real." While that song is necessarily sad, the record is overall an uplifting one, full of the group's pop hooks, trademark candor, and self-effacing humor. On "Touchy Feely Fool" they tackle the idea of not being able to end a toxic relationship with the wry line "I'm screwed/But, hey, what can you do?/I'm a touchy-feely fool/I would give anything to not give a sh*t about you." The album is also as stylistically varied as their past work, moving from the sparkling, Squeeze-esque '80s pop of "The Dumb Song" to the '90s R&B grooves of "Intertia" and the club-ready, hip-hop-inspired revelry of "I Won't." With The Maybe Man, AJR continue to turn their personal pain and anxieties into universally relatable pop anthems. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/2023
Label:	Republic
UPC:	0602455812476
Rank:	235

Tracks

1. Maybe Man
2. Touchy Feely Fool
3. Yes I'm a Mess
4. The Dumb Song
5. Inertia
6. Turning Out, Pt. III
7. Hole In the Bottom of My Brain
8. The DJ Is Crying for Help
9. I Won't
10. Steve's Giong to London
11. God Is Really Real
12. 2085

Album Credits

Performance Credits

AJR   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jiliane Russo   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Eric Holloway   Vocals
Daniel Cruz   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Darren Lieberman   Vocals (Background)
Ben Hostetler   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Adam Met   Vocals (Background)
Jack Met   Drums,Guitar,Vocals
Arnetta Johnson   Trumpet
Josh Plotner   Woodwind
Alba Avoricani   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
The Beu Sisters   Vocals (Background)
Emelia Suljic   Violin
Ezra Donellan   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ruth Kornblatt-Stier   Cello
Chris Berry   Cello,Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ryan Chernin   Vocals (Background)
Kent Lucas   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Austin Roa   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Andrew Sobelsohn   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Cat Capps   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dane Hagen   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Zachary Murphy   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Andy Sobelson   Vocals (Background)
Ariel Gandler   Vocals (Background)
Martin Liberman   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Nell Balan   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Rob Piccione   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Chloe Brettholtz   Vocals
Honore Balan   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Sarah Piccione   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Robert Hanley   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Natasha Bermudez   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Naia Lika   Vocals
Martin Lieberman   Vocals (Background)
Kevin Grammer   Vocals (Background)
Katrina Udle   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jabari Golding   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Eugene Mahlstadt   Vocals (Background)
Amanda Wierbowski   Vocals (Background)
Adam Tomlinson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Kevin Grammar   Vocals

Technical Credits

Chris Gehringer   Mastering Engineer
Joe Zook   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Steve Greenberg   Management
Cara Walker   Producer
Ben Adelson   A&R
Tyler Arnold   A&R
Katie Harvey   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Aaron Jasinski   Artwork
Dale Becker   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Joshua Russak   Management
Ryan Met   Composer,Producer,Programming,Creative Director
Adam Met   Composer
Jack Met   Composer,Creative Director
Alex Kalatschinow   Package Design
Brandon Hernandez   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Noah McCorkle   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Alex Coslov   Marketing
Rob Piccione   Engineer
Tim Hrycyshyn   Marketing
Sarayu Caulfield   Marketing
Jordan Wolf   A&R
Jacob Lawrence   Marketing