AJR just dropped their new single “BANG!”, and boy is it a ban-
You know where I was heading with that one. All puns aside though, “BANG!” is a very vibrant track that touches on a topic that many of us know all too well.
“We wrote ‘BANG!’ about the weird middle-ground between being a kid and becoming an adult; a time when we’re doing all the things adults are supposed to do, but we don’t yet feel grown up,” says AJR. “The fact is, adulthood is bound to hit us at some point, so the plan we made in the song is to ‘go out with a bang.’ Sonically, with every new song we make, we try to stretch out of our AJR comfort zone. With ‘BANG!,’ it felt exciting to step into this darker, horn-heavy vibe, where the verses are small and mysterious, and the chorus explodes into this theatrical trap chorus.”
“BANG!” is AJR’s latest single following the release of their third full-length album Neotheater. Along with releasing the track, AJR also released the official music video. The “BANG!” music video was directed by Se Oh.
“We wanted to approach the ‘BANG!’ visuals with a retro, Wes Anderson style,” says AJR. “Much like the song, we wanted to put AJR in this unpredictable new setting, watching these surreal characters dance around us.”
Click here to stream “BANG!”, and check out the music video below!
(Everything AJR does is so creative and iconic, and this video is no exception to that.)
Don’t forget – you can catch AJR this Spring on their Neotheater World Tour Part II! They’ll be making a stop in San Diego on June 11 at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre. Click here for more info!
