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The Maybe Man
Pop · 2023 · 12 tracks · 44m

The Maybe Man

AJR

A theatrical, maximalist pop odyssey grappling with grief and identity. Densely layered orchestral arrangements meet brutally honest, overthinking lyrics.

November 10, 2023 · Mercury

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A high-energy, theatrical mask worn over a face of deep existential dread and mourning.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 44m
01
Maybe Man
3:40
02
Touchy Feely Fool
3:35
03
Yes I'm a Mess
2:44
04
The Dumb Song
3:46
05
Inertia
3:40
06
Turning Out Pt. iii
3:50
07
Hole in the Bottom of My Brain
3:07
08
The DJ Is Crying for Help
3:40
09
I Won’t
2:48
10
Steve’s Going to London
4:47
11
God Is Really Real
2:59
12
2085
5:31
Moments Worth Listening For
The opening track's rapid-fire genre shifts that preview every sonic theme of the album in under four minutes.
The sudden, jarring silence in 'Turning Out Pt. iii' where the production vanishes to leave a single, vulnerable vocal line.
The stark, unadorned acoustic guitar opening of 'God Is Really Real' that cuts through the band's usual maximalism.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Maybe Man sound next to the rest of AJR's catalogue?

Anxious+1.6σ

Anxious saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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