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Gold-certified singer-songwriter AJ Mitchell presents the definitive edition of his full-length debut album, SKYVIEW Deluxe, today. He expands the tracklisting with a trio of showstopping new live recordings and stunning accompanying performance visuals for each live track.
Get the SKYVIEW Deluxe HERE via Vol 1./Epic Records.
In the videos for the live tracks, a retro-style SKYVIEW sign hangs from the ceiling, watching over the rising star as he performs. He delivers emotional and entrancing renditions of “Miss You (Live in LA)” (watch it HERE) and “I Choose You (Live in LA)” (watch it HERE) joined by a masked string quintet, bringing orchestral bombast to his raw, naked vocals. Meanwhile, a pianist and background singers harmonize with him during an intoxicating take on “Cheap Red Wine (Live in LA)” (watch it HERE).
Check out the full tracklisting below.
Upon initially releasing SKYVIEW, Mitchell shared the music video for “Hi-Lo.” Right out of the gate, it amassed over 1.1 million YouTube views and counting. Not to mention, tracks from the record have cumulatively tallied just shy of 1 billion streams thus far.
This is SKYVIEW as it was meant to be—on stage in widescreen and alive.
A full circle moment, the album is executive produced by the legendary Mike Dean [Kanye West, Drake], who produced AJ’s breakthrough and debut single “Used To Be.” Released earlier this fall, SKYVIEW traces AJ’s journey from the tiny Illinois town of Belleville to the doorstep of stardom—on his own terms. Named after the drive-in movie theater he grew up going to as an escape from his everyday life, SKYVIEW is true coming-of-age record. It includes previously shared fan favorites such as “Cameras On,” “Stop,” “Slow Dance” [feat. Ava Max], and the aforementioned, “Used To Be.”
“SKYVIEW is the summary of my artist journey up until now,” explains AJ. “As a kid, the Skyview Drive-In theater was a place in my small town of Belleville, Illinois that had the power to transport me into a world of endless possibilities. Today, SKYVIEW is proof that anything can happen if you are willing to take the risk and do the work necessary to make any dream come true.”
Meanwhile, he continues to garner critical acclaim and attention. Recently, American Songwriter noted, “On his new record, Mitchell displayed the signature singing ability and pop draw that made him a talked-about artist (see: ‘Slow Dance’). Be he also demonstrates a reflective side.” Of “Stop,” MTV praised, “Mitchell climbs the scales, then rides them back down, making for a sensuous jam primed for the beat of the bedroom.” TMRW Magazine commented that “SKYVIEW will give the world a glimpse into where his story began,” while Hunger Magazine called him a “pop prince in-the-making.” Idolator dubbed AJ a breakout artist on the heels of “a steady stream of very good singles,” yet Variety may have put it best, proclaiming that SKYVIEW “seems likely to cement his stardom.”
That time is now. Welcome to SKYVIEW.
SKYVIEW DELUXE TRACKLISTING:
1. Cameras On
2. Stop
3. Hi-Lo
4. Maybe
5. Heaven’s Gate
6. I Choose You
7. Cheap Red Wine
8. Lovers On The Moon
9. Miss You
10. Slow Dance feat Ava Max
11. Not About Love
12. Used To Be
13. Miss You (Live in LA)*
14. I Choose You (Live in LA)*
15. Cheap Red Wine (Live in LA)*
About AJ Mitchell: Since emerging in 2018, AJ Mitchell has consistently asserted himself as pop’s most dynamic new leading man. Averaging over 7 million monthly listeners on Spotify, he impressively leaped past the 1-billion stream mark within three years. In addition to being named a Vevo LIFT artist and MTV Push artist, Variety championed him on its “Young Hollywood” 2020 list. Beyond acclaim from Billboard, Idolator, Highsnobiety, ELLE, Ladygunn, and Seventeen, he delivered show-stopping performances at the MTV VMAs and on The Today Show and Good Day New York. In 2019, his Slow Dance EP yielded the gold-selling title track “Slow Dance” [feat. Ava Max]. Including the latter, he has logged four songs on the Top 40 at Pop Radio thus far. He’s also become a trusted collaborator, recently joining forces with Cheat Codes for “Hate You + Love You.” Throughout 2020 he also collaborated with names like Ella Henderson, Steve Aoki, Captain Cuts, and more. Over the past year, he assembled his full-length debut SKYVIEW with the legendary Mike Dean as Executive Producer.
Now, the cameras are on, and AJ Mitchell is ready to shine through 2022 and beyond.
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