AJR RANT

AJR has been one of my favorite bands for a long time. I have known about them since a week before The Clicks release. So, it’s been a long time. I have loved seeing them live and their growth has been amazing to witness. But, that, of course, came at a cost. They just recently announced that their dad Gary is likely passing soon. Days after announcing this, they have released a song about it. Although I empathize with the loss of the brothers’ father, I feel that they may be using a tragic event as a way to promote their new album, and that’s just absolutely disgusting. I could be totally wrong, and I hope I am, because I have very much enjoyed this band and their music. But, they no longer feel authentic to me and it feels like they preach about being different, while everyone else is trying to be “different” too. By trying to be so odd and different, I feel that’s how you sort of fit in. Anyways, just spilling thoughts on here. Rant over.