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People and Things in Bloomington, MN
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Stronger than
The Glass Passenger
and spottier than
Everything in Transit
, the third album by
Jack's Mannequin
finds frontman
Andrew McMahon
consolidating his strengths in a post-cancer world. He writes his best songs whenever he doesn't try to tackle big issues, meaning the heady ballads miss the mark while the zippy, happy-go-lucky numbers -- including "Amy, I" and the propulsive opener, "My Racing Thoughts" -- deliver the biggest melodic punch.
McMahon
's recovery from leukemia has left him introspective, but his roots are in
Something Corporate
's buoyant, punky pop, which leaves
People and Things
stuck between two extremes. Whenever the tempo picks up, the album delivers an adult version of the West Coast pop anthems
has been writing since his teens. Whenever it slows down, as it does on "Hey Hey Hey (We're All Gonna Die)," the breezy appeal flies out the window. If anyone deserves the right to ruminate a bit, though, it's
, who spins his illness into rich, metaphor-heavy lyrics that rarely wallow.
might not be as accessible as
, which contained some of the brightest pop songs of
's career, but it's stronger than
, indicating that
has begun to move onward and upward. ~ Andrew Leahey
The Glass Passenger
and spottier than
Everything in Transit
, the third album by
Jack's Mannequin
finds frontman
Andrew McMahon
consolidating his strengths in a post-cancer world. He writes his best songs whenever he doesn't try to tackle big issues, meaning the heady ballads miss the mark while the zippy, happy-go-lucky numbers -- including "Amy, I" and the propulsive opener, "My Racing Thoughts" -- deliver the biggest melodic punch.
McMahon
's recovery from leukemia has left him introspective, but his roots are in
Something Corporate
's buoyant, punky pop, which leaves
People and Things
stuck between two extremes. Whenever the tempo picks up, the album delivers an adult version of the West Coast pop anthems
has been writing since his teens. Whenever it slows down, as it does on "Hey Hey Hey (We're All Gonna Die)," the breezy appeal flies out the window. If anyone deserves the right to ruminate a bit, though, it's
, who spins his illness into rich, metaphor-heavy lyrics that rarely wallow.
might not be as accessible as
, which contained some of the brightest pop songs of
's career, but it's stronger than
, indicating that
has begun to move onward and upward. ~ Andrew Leahey
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