It’s finally here. The AJM show has been teasing his debut EP Matinée since the release of ‘Take A Walk’ back in February 2023. Since then, a steady trickle of singles has served to up the excitement, the mastermind Alex Martin crossing the spectrum of indie pop and rock with his pearly signature sound. Championed by the music press and BBC Introducing, The AJM Show drops three fresh singles within the lustrous seven-track.
Funky guitar grooves, shining synth melodies, grooving bass lines and energised drums provide the perfect backdrop for AJM’s captivating pop melodies, growing dynamic anthems and emotive ballads to new heights.
New tracks ‘Hard-Wired Womaniser’, ‘With You’ and ‘I Wrote You A Letter’ all provide a unique sparkling gem. ‘Hard-Wired Womaniser’ steadies the tempo, the slowed-down funk causing a bluesy feeling that is more melancholic and darker than what’s come previously. The second is some of the most easy-going, unbridled joy we’ve been welcomed into, with bright vocals and twinkling notes in the forefront. ‘I Wrote You A Letter’ is a stadium-filling pop slice, its unique edge from AJM’s vocal layers pulling you into a kaleidoscopic sonic environment.
Alex Martin comments, “It’s indie-pop/rock at its core but has a further blend of influence and instrumentation from further afield, such as R’n’B & funk. The writing for this project began during the latter stages of the pandemic and is self-produced/recorded, also featuring some excellent musicians who’ve contributed. Lyrically, it tackles a variety of themes, such as fracturing relationships longing for youth, and the monotonous life that stemmed from lockdown.”
Check out the new EP here: