Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness
Sep 14, 2022
L.A.'s Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness has released his new single “Stars” via Nettwerk, marking the veteran indie-pop singer-songwriter-pianist’s first new music on his new label home and with C3 Management. The song features Los Angeles singer-songwriter Ella Vos on backup vocals.
McMahon said, "I do love the imagery in the chorus of stars falling through a rooftop. I always see imagery like the kids book The Little Prince. The song is really about how loving someone can be both beautiful and painful. How the hardships and joy visited upon the person you love become your own. When you really love someone, you love them baggage and all. ‘The stars that fell for you left holes in my roof.’ ‘They fell for you and I’m falling too.’ The genesis of this song is mapped out in the first verse. A night of drinking, a misunderstanding in a bar, and everything that follows. Some of my best love songs find me in the morning after an argument. When the dust settles, and you realize you’re still in love with all the messiness and good and thank god you’re loved the same."
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness features McMahon (lead vocals, piano), Bobby Anderson (guitar), Jay McMillan (drums), Mikey Wagner (bass) and Zac Clark (keys). Over the last two decades, McMahon first co-founded the pop-punk outfit Something Corporate in 1998, serving as the group’s singer, pianist, and songwriter and leading the band to major chart success in the early 2000s via the albums Leaving Through The Window (2002) and North (2004). Soon after, he resurfaced with the more personal solo project Jack’s Mannequin, finding success through three studio albums, with the second (The Glass Passenger, 2008) and third (People and Things, 2011). In 2014, McMahon released his debut album under his own name and new moniker, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, featuring the breakout top five alternative radio singles “Cecilia and the Satellite” and “Fire Escape.” Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness has since released the hook-packed albums Zombies On Broadway (2017) and Upside Down Flowers (2018), amassing over 275 million total streams to date.
Additionally, McMahon and his nonprofit charity, the Dear Jack Foundation, recently announced the 13th Annual Dear Jack Benefit will take place this year on November 11th at the House of Blues in Chicago. Tickets for the event sold out immediately. Founded in 2006 after Andrew survived his own battle with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), the Foundation benefits adolescent and young adults diagnosed with cancer to improve quality of life for patients and their families.
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness concluded a co-headlining summer tour with Dashboard Confessional on September 7th. Two days later, Andrew McMahon celebrated his 40th birthday with a sold-out show at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA. The 2-hour set featured 22 songs highlighting hits from across all of his projects: Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Jack’s Mannequin, and Something Corporate, which came together for a surprise reunion mid-set. The original lineup of the Orange County pop-punk band – bassist Kevin "Clutch" Page, drummer Brian Ireland, and guitarists Josh Partington and William Tell – performed six songs, "Konstantine," "Fall," "Woke Up In A Car," "Straw Dog" "Hurricane," and "She Paints Me Blue." The celebratory bash also featured "High Dive," "Cecilia And The Satellite," "The Mixed Tape," "Fire Escape," and brand new single "Stars." It had been nearly 20 years since all five original members have performed an extensive set together.