AJ Mitchell’s second studio album, “As Far As The Eye Can See,” was released on March 7 with 12 new tracks to dance in your room to.

The album starts off with “One On One” that gives a bedroom pop aesthetic to it. Mitchell sings about being crazy in love and thinking he found “the one.” It’s just so catchy and can easily get stuck in your head. 

“Passionate” is by far skip worthy. From listening to Mitchell for a while, this song just does not make sense for him to be singing it. The beat is something Mitchell typically would not sing along to. It took me off guard the first time I heard it, but I respect when artists try something different. 

Mitchell can hit high notes like no other male singer I can think of other than The Weeknd. This is shown in the first single he released from the album months prior, “Flowers On The Moon.” It is all about coming to terms with knowing that a relationship should end because it is what is for the best no matter how hard it is for both. 

“’Cause we’re beautiful, but we just won’t ever bloom / Baby, you and I, we’re like flowers on the moon.” If you’re looking for a good breakup song to cry to, that is the one.

By the title of “Flowers On The Moon” I noticed this was similar to his other song “Lovers On The Moon” from his previous album “SKYVIEW.” It’s almost like it was intentional to make these sister songs to each other. “Lovers On The Moon” is upbeat and Mitchell is talking about how deep in love he is, then “Flowers On The Moon” is the complete opposite.  

“Everlasting” is my favorite upbeat song on this album. It makes you want to drive in the summer with the windows down because of the beat. The lyrics are heartwarming. He is acknowledging that he was the villain in this relationship with the lyric, “I know I hurt you and I let you down.” 

Mitchell does not say the word “Everlasting” in this song, but I think through the lyrics the title has a message to it to. He knows he messed up, and possibly he knows how something like that can leave an “Everlasting” impact on someone. At least that’s how I interpret it. 

I really enjoyed the last song on the album ,which is named after the album but abbreviated to “AFATECS.” Mitchell went four years from releasing his first album in 2021 to now. Releasing just two albums within that time period is slow compared to other artists in the industry. Part of the reason of why it took so long was because he was having issues with Epic Records and wanted more control over his music. 

He is now an independent artist again, and with this song “AFATECS” the lyrics feel like it was toward this new step in his music career. Mitchell is soaring high above the sky as far as the eye can see.

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