Andrew McMahon In the Wilderness

I had trouble deciding which album to post about this week and I've decided to talk about Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and the self-titled album Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, which was released Oct. 14, 2014. As a cancer survivor, the songs Andrew writes tend to have deep connections to life and what he has learned being a survivor. As the former frontman of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin, he has a lot of experience with song writing, playing various instruments and the industry. A reason why I support Andrew and his music is that there are many significant quotes and lyrics produced by him throughout his career that are very meaningful. This recent album has been gaining the popularity and success he deserves after so many years of doing what he loves. This is definitely a more heartwarming alternative album compared to his previous stuff.

What made me choose this album is one song specifically called "Cecilia and the Satellite." I first heard this song when my friend's brother got to opportunity to play with Andrew in NYC a few months ago and I fell in love with his new style of music. This song was written for his daughter and the lyrics are amazing and is on my list of favorite songs ever. He talks about his life before his daughter and how he traveled the world with his old band and experiences he's had in his life and all that has happened previous to meeting her. Definitely give this song a listen!

Although "Cecilia and the Satellite" is my favorite song on the album, there are some other great songs to listen to because Andrew McMahon is amazing. For this album Andrew literally went to a cabin in the wilderness to write this album. He wanted to focus on his life and you can see that in the really personal song "See Her On The a Weekend." "Rainy Girl" is perfect and is the epitome of what Andrew writes. Between the vocals and instrumentation, this song is so well written it is amazing. The last song I want to mention is "All Our Lives" because the melody and words fit together perfectly. This song is tells a story of an encounter Andrew had with a friend who didn't end up so well. A lyric that speaks in this song is

There's only two mistakes that I have made: is running from the people who could love me best, and trying to fix a world that I can't change.

I highly recommend taking a listen to this album and some of his earlier work. Andrew McMahon is extremely talented and his music deserves to be heard and I hope after listening you think so too.

Happy Listening :)