The All-American Rejects formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999 although Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler had already bumped shoulders at a club. Bonds forged a demo called All-American Rejects was completed with original guitarist Jesse Tabish. The self-released Same Girl, New Songs EP was hand delivered at early gigs and is now incredibly rare and sought after.
Signed to DreamWorks in late 2002 the self-titled Doghouse label debut whipped up a storm. Catchy, up-tempo material and occasional gusts of emo on downtime hit the mark with some reviewers comparing them to early Who and Beach Boys, though The Cars, Weezer and Replacements could be more pertinent reference points. Certainly key songs “Swing, Swing”, “The Last Song” and “Time Stands Still” kicked through the FM static and the recipe – cars, girls, angst and redemption struck a chord with their natural audience meaning that live shows became good natured riots.
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Lead single off second album Move Along was “Dirty Little Secret”, an escape from small-town blues that gives Green Day a run for their considerable money. Growing up in public and doing it fast did them no harm though and the album was a genuine breakthrough notching up double platinum. Howard Benson’s skillful production was vital in coaxing the best out of Ritter, Wheeler and new boys Kennerty and Gaylor. The title cut and “It Ends Tonight” have anthemic qualities and crossover charm. Try the International version for an acoustic version of “Night Drive” and the UK bonus track edition, “Eyelash Wishes”. Or, to hear them striding over the boards then hear the iTunes deluxe edition where you get five hits played live at the Wiltern, that lovely art deco theatre on Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles.
The esteemed Eric Valentine was called up to produce When the World Comes Down (2008) whose lead-off single “Gives You Hell” is their most successful release to date – 4xPlatinum and 4 million happy customers. They recorded this important song at George Lucas’s Skywalker ranch and made the main disc at Barefoot Recording. Decamping to remoter parts of North America in order to escape unwanted influences Ritter and Wheeler emerged with twelve fabulous items. “Another Heart Calls” features The Pierces and orchestration by Deborah Lurie and is one of the best things they’ve ever done: mainstream for sure but with bags of energy and an irresistible melody. Fans couldn’t get enough of this but not too worry: the iTunes/International deluxe edition, UK, Best Buy, Australian, Japanese and US bonus tracks versions offer various demos, live and remixed pieces and extra computer content to keep you entertained.
Following a sequence of Remixes EPs the boys returned to the studio for Kids in the Street, this time working with Greg Wells (Adele, Katy Perry, OneRepublic, Mike etc.). Writing on the piano Ritter constructed All-American Rejects’ most ambitious set to date and managed to escape the constraints of teen pop cliché on the authentically bouncy “Beekeeper’s Daughter” – with its touch of high camp – the growing pains of “Kids in the Street” itself and the highlight piece “Heartbeat Slowing Down”, a sublime alternative to their norm with Mika’s angelic pipes filtering through the atmospheric backdrop.
Having teased the fan base via his personal Twitter account it seems fair to say that a new track, “Into My Heart”, is about to drop and rumours of the next album – working title Calypso – are gathering momentum. The title song from the already mentioned movie Miss You Already could also be AAR’s to claim: called “There’s A Place” we can’t wait to hear it. Patience, patience and meanwhile take the time to discover this fine young band.
Words: Max Bell
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
The All-American Rejects – The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects – Move Along
The All-American Rejects – When The World Comes Down
The All-American Rejects – Kids In The Street
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- Genre
- Alternative Rock
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cooler song
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Move along move along like I know you do
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yum
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@theredtoa: hell ye ye
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I love it ?
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ROCK ON!!! Yeah??? gang gang
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Amazing?
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fuckin classic
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@epikduck360: hell ye
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Cool
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So glad this was my childhood.
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lagi
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The Oldest song I Know Still Got that Beat till This Day
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<3<3<3
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so good
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wew
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I was four when this came out
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move along move along like i know u do
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why is it only half of the song?? D:
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Free the band!
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love this song
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Brings back memories
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hands are shaking cold
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my life right here
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bionicles
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bionicle nostolga?]
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love this song so much
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The all american rejects are BAE
Comment by Brent Tomblin
i wrote this song:)