Dashboard Confessional, Jack’s Mannequin, and Relient K will be playing two Sidewave shows surrounding the 2012 Soundwave Festival. Check out the details below by clicking “Read More”.
New Live Performance: ”Release Me” // Jack’s Mannequin // People And Things
Jack’s Mannequin performed on Jimmy Kimmel last night and played two songs off of their new album, People And Things. Check out videos of “Release Me” and “Casting Lines” below by clicking “Read More”.
New Live Performance: ”La La Lie (Ft. William Beckett)” // Jack’s Mannequin
Jack’s Mannequin will be heading out on tour this January and February with Jukebox The Ghost. Check out where and where Jack’s will be playing below by clicking “Read More”.
The Academy Is… were set to support Jack’s Mannequin on the second half of a fall headlining tour, but the band of course recently announced their break up. Jack’s has now announced that Lenka, Allen Stone, and Scars On 45 will be replacing The Academy Is… on different spots during the remaining dates of the tour. Check out additional details below by clicking “Read More”.
THE WEEKLY SUMMARY:
Week I
Week II
INTERVIEWS:
John Nolan
States
REVIEWS:
Transit // Listen & Forgive
We Are The In Crowd // Best Intentions
You Me At Six // Sinners Never Sleep
Jack’s Mannequin // People And Things
CONTESTS:
Falling Apart Showcase [Ends on October 19th]
PLAYLISTS:
TBS Fall Tour [Taking Back Sunday|The Maine|Bad Rabbits]
Thrice|American Dream Records|Jesse Richman]
ROAD BLOGS:
Thrice
Bright And Early
Fireworks
Moving Mountains
La Dispute
CONTRIBUTOR BLOGS:
Buddy Nielsen
TRACK-BY-TRACKS:
The Hotel Year // …It Never Goes Out
Barely Blind // Wilder Child Of A Thousand Suns
A Lot Like Birds // Conversation Piece
GALLERY:
The Greater The Risk
SPONSORED SHOWS:
Daytrader|Aficionado|Candy Hearts|Great Cynics|TS & The Past Haunts|The Xcerts [Oct 21st]
I Call Fives|Citizen|WSG|Things Fall Apart [Oct 21st]
The four Californians of Jack’s Mannequin have finally popped out full-length baby, People and Things. While this child of an album sounds like it was born somewhere between 1984 and 1995, the band’s sound hasn’t lost its feel-good, road trip vibe. From the first track, “Racing Thoughts” to the second, “Release Me,” and through the third, “Television,” the band bridges a couple of decades with happy chord progressions, catchy staccato piano riffs, and U2 digital delay guitar leads.
Some say that an album needs to find a sound and stick with it. Not to say that Jack’s Mannequin doesn’t do this in some sense, there’s something to be said for taking a listener on a musical journey. The first three tracks to do this seamlessly. Singer, Andrew McMahon, has a quirky roughness to his voice that keeps People and Things from becoming a young girl/mom album. But for those who have an affinity for McMahon’s pop-punkishness in Something Corporate, there may be some auditory adjusting to do.
McMahon’s more soulful side is showcased in “Amy I,” the fourth track on the full-length. Lyrically, there’s a coldness – “North came South at the tops of the trees. // Another long winter; trying to fight this freeze” – while melodically there’s a warmth. The vocals, both lead and backup, could work alone with McMahon’s piano progression. But the simplicity of Jay McMillan’s in-the-pocket drum technique and Bobby Anderson’s guitar riffs really make for the “road trip” nature of the song and the first half of the album.
For the most part, People and Things seems to cast a warm, orange glow over the eardrums of its listeners. “People Running,” perhaps one of the best songs on the record, follows suit. Despite sounding like a Boy Meets World theme song, the band succeeds in layering quality musicianship and to-the-point lyrics – “You take your girlfriend to a drug deal, fall in love // And now she wears a diamond ring.” Despite the specificity of most of the album’s lyrics, they flow like a summer love story.
Jack’s Mannequin’s new album, People And Things, finished in the 10th spot on the Billboard 200 chart in its debut week. blink-182’s Neighborhoods finished at 9 in its second week. You can check out the full top 10 list and album sales below by clicking “Read More”.
New Song: ”Broken Bird” // Jack’s Mannequin // People And Things (Deluxe)
Track-By-Track: People And Things // Jack’s Mannequin
Jack’s Mannequin will officially be releasing their new album, People And Things, tomorrow, but you can now stream the record in full here. The band will be touring this fall with Motion City Soundtrack and The Academy Is… on select dates. You can check out when and where Jack’s will be playing below by clicking “Read More”.
Behind-The-Scenes: ”My Racing Thoughts” // Jack’s Mannequin // People And Things
Track-By-Track: ”Casting Lines” // Jack’s Mannequin // People And Things
