Artist Close-Up: AJ Mitchell Is A “Slow Dance” Pop Star

As I get older, I appreciate pop’s ability to feel uncomplicated. Of course, I am not 100 years old, although, being in my twenties or as Meg Jay calls it, The Defining Decade, is certainly aging. In my teens, I loved a long, complicated song with 20,000 poetical ways to say “I love you.” While others loved Bieber, I loved Bob Dylan, but now, I am all FOR the AJ Mitchells of the universe. From Shawn Mendes to Troye Sivan, BRING ON the pop tracks that are emotionally clear about relationships: I either love or hate you. 

AJ Mitchell – Slow Dance (Unofficial Video) ft. Ava Max

Performing at The Box, for his new EP, Slow Dance, Mitchell left me in awe. It has been, perhaps, a few months since I last saw him perform and he gets better by the minute. Ambition flows in this kid’s veins because he KNOWS how to move a crowd according to his sentimental whims. He will play the lovelorn prince or the “I am so over you” rock-star, and crowds love it. From “Talk So Much” to “Move On,” Mitchell’s new music is succinct sugar. it is filled with a plush sweetness that makes love feel solvable, even if it goes wrong. At 4 tracks, Slow Dancefeels like a giant, predicative advertisement that says, “ AJ Mitchell will dominate radio.” To Buy AJ Mitchell’s Slow Dance Click Here.