AJR

AJR, wani ƙungiyar indie pop ta Amurka, an kafa ta ta 'yan uwan Met: Adam, Jack, da Ryan. Tafiyarsu ta fara ne a New York City, inda suka taso kuma suka fara yin suna ta hanyar yin waƙoƙi a titi da yin wakokin ɗaukar nauyi a YouTube. Tun lokacin kafa su a 2005, AJR ya kasance ƙungiya ta kowane fanni gaba ɗaya, suna rubuta, samarwa da haɗa waƙoƙinsu, wanda ya kai su ga babban nasara a masana'antar kiɗa.

Rayuwa Ta Farko da Farkon Sana'a

Yaƙin Met suka fara tafiyarsu ta kiɗa ta hanyar busking a lambunan New York City a ranar 9 ga Yuli, 2005. Kafin su fitar da waƙoƙin su na asali, sun sanya waƙoƙin ɗaukar nauyi na shahararrun mawaka a YouTube a ƙarƙashin sunan mai amfani AJRbrothers. Fitar da su na "Ho Hey" na Lumineers ya ba da ƙarin kwarjini ga mawakin pop Shawn Mendes. AJR ta fitar da wasu ayyukan kiɗa da yawa kafin 2013, mafi yawa a cikin tsarin CD, ciki har da "Born & Bred," "Venture," da kuma EP mai suna kansa.

Binciken Nasara da "I'm Ready"

Nasarar su ta taso ne bayan fitowar "I'm Ready" a 2013, wata guda ta farko da ta haɗa da ɗayan waƙa mai jan hankali daga SpongeBob SquarePants. Waƙar ta jawo hankali ga mawakin mazaunin Ostiraliya Sia, wanda daga ƙarshe ya kai su ga yarjejeniyar da mai sarrafa su Steve Greenberg, Shugaban Kasa da Mai ƙirƙirar S-Curve Records. "I'm Ready" ta sami takardar shaidar Platinum a Amurka kuma uku sau Platinum a Ostiraliya, alamar farawar hauhawar su a duniyar kiɗa.

Sakamakon Nasara da Kunduna

Bayan farko nasararsu, AJR ta fitar da wasu kunduna da suka ƙara kafa matsayin su a masana'antar kiɗa:

• Living Room (2015): Kundin farko na su, inda akwai waƙar hit "I'm Ready."
• The Click (2017): Ya ƙunshi hit ɗin "Weak" da "Sober Up," wanda na biyun ya kai matsayi na farko a teburin Billboard na Alternative Airplay. Kundin ya samu matsayin Platinum a Amurka.
• Neotheater (2019): Ya nuna shiga su na farko a cikin saman-goma na Billboard 200 kuma ya ci gaba da salon su na pop mai zurfin tunani da kirkira.
• OK Orchestra (2021): Ya nuna waƙar "Bang!" da ta shiga saman goma na Hot 100 kuma ta sami Kyautar Billboard Music. Kundin ya bayyana ci gaban AJR a cikin rikitarwar kiɗa da zurfin jigo.
• The Maybe Man (2023): Sabuwar fitarwarsu kamar yadda ake gani a 2024, yana faɗaɗa kundin su da binciken fasaha mafi zurfi.

Rayuwar Kai da Ilimi

'Yan uwan Met Yahudawa ne kuma sun taso a Bayside, Queens, kafin su koma Chelsea, Manhattan. Ilimin su na makarantu iri-iri ne kamar kiɗansu: Adam ya samu BA daga Jami'ar Columbia, MA daga Jami'ar New York, da PhD a cikin Dokar Hakkokin Dan Adam ta Duniya daga Jami'ar Birmingham. Ryan da Jack ma sun yi nazarin fim a Jami'ar Columbia, suna nuna sha'awarsu da ƙwarewarsu mai yawa ba wa kiɗa kaɗai ba.

Ayyukan Agaji da Tasiri

Baya ga manyan ayyukansu na kiɗa, AJR ana san su da ƙoƙarin agaji, gami da fitowar waƙar sadaka "It's On Us" don tallafawa waɗanda suka shaƙata. Adam Met ne ya kafa Planet Reimagined, wani ƙungiyar ba riba wadda ke mai da hankali kan horar da shugabannin yanayi don tallafin kare muhalli mai tasiri.