AJR
The Click (Deluxe Edition)
Album · Alternative · 2018
On their third album, brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan deliver playful electro-pop anthems about growing up. There are soaring sing-alongs in the spirit of Passion Pit and fun. (“Netflix Trip”), string numbers that sound like Vampire Weekend for the high-school set (“Sober Up” feat. Rivers Cuomo), and plenty of EDM flourish (“Weak”). But the highlights are earnest, confessional ballads, like “Turning Out,” that sound like something a teenager might belt from their bedroom window.