Pop Quiz: AJR on disturbing neighbors and working with Rivers Cuomo
The brothers who make up the indie pop group AJR — Adam, 27, Jack, 20, and Ryan, 24 — got their start busking in the streets of their native New York. The experience not only hardened their DIY ethos, but it also has helped the Ivy League-educated siblings retain creative control of the band as they rise up the charts with hits like “Weak” and “Sober Up” (a collaboration with Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo).
After years of supporting acts like Lindsey Stirling and Ingrid Michaelson on the road, the band members — all of whom play multiple instruments and sing in the group — are currently on their own headlining tour.
Adam spoke to The Chronicle from a stop at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans.
Q: You’re about a year into this.