thatchos
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Post by thatchos on Jul 3, 2023 13:10:51 GMT -5
New song released exclusively on YouTube for now. It's about their dad's terminal illness, which they just recently opened up to their fans about after suddenly cancelling some shows. By far the most raw and personal track of their current TMM album cycle.
Song announcement:
Extra context from 2 days ago:
I know AJR has something of a bad rap here, that's why I provided the context above so it wouldn't turn into one of "those" threads. The guys have showcased their dad online and in their music over the years, and the fans have come to love him a lot too.
One of the cancelled shows was a headline slot at Milwaukee's Summerfest which was only announced on Tuesday, so it seems like things have gotten really bad pretty fast. It all just breaks my heart.
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thatchos
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Post by thatchos on Jul 3, 2023 23:56:09 GMT -5
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Post by CatSoul on Jul 4, 2023 0:03:57 GMT -5
This should've stayed in that notebook.
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Post by RoseColoredGirl on Jul 7, 2023 20:44:39 GMT -5
Gave this a listen, and this may very well be the weirdest song I've ever heard lol. I wanted to like this, but the writing is so clunky and a bit overly zany at points, so I found it a bit rough to get through. I'm sure it means a lot to the band though and I'm glad they were able to write this song to process losing their dad. No hate and RIP to their dad!
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Post by big2000 on Jul 7, 2023 21:23:20 GMT -5
I think this song’s lyrics are quite clunky overall and it doesn’t really work but I can tell it came from a good place. I wish AJR the best and my sincere condolences in this time.
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Post by RoseColoredGirl on Jul 10, 2023 18:46:50 GMT -5
I definitely won't make any friends for saying this here, but this is actually kinda growing on me. I've given this a couple listens since making my original comment, and the message of the song is actually kind of sweet. The lyrics are definitely still clunky, but this isn't as bad as it was for me on first listen.
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