As previously mentioned, this album contains a very symphonic/cinematic quality, like every song could be its own movie. The album starts and ends with a close harmony choir and a 1930s-esque orchestra whose elements are woven together with modern hip-hop beats. AJR has always been incredibly good at juxtaposition, whether sonically or lyrically.
Ryan Met, the R in AJR and the band's producer, describes the idea of the Neotheater as a place. He sees it as somewhere they don't have to learn life's cold hard lessons and can just play pretend. The concept of playing pretend―putting on a show―is blatant in the production style. The orchestral elements made me imagine of each of the album's songs being performed almost like a musical number. And yet, the intertwining modern styles truly bring justice to the album's name, that this world above the clouds truly is unlike any other.