This band is more form the heart than the charts, my favourite band in the world; ‘Jack’s Mannequin’. After listening to their latest tracks I decided I should do a ‘big up’ of them and their amazing sound. I was first introduced to this band after seeing them guest appear on (coincidently) my favourite show in the world One Tree Hill. They appeared in an episode during the shows third season in which they played at the club ‘Tric’ for a benefits gig in support of breast cancer. Jack's Mannequin is a piano rock band from Los Angeles, California. A side project of lead singer Andrew McMahon, originally from Something Corporate (Another of my all time favourite bands), the band was formed in 2004 and released their first album – ‘Everything In Transit’ in August 2005. In June of that year, things were to digress when McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
However, after having leukaemia, fighting leukaemia and kicking leukaemia’s ass he was back and on top form kicking the asses of American fans nation wide. Their first album rolled out a number of successful tracks such as; ‘The Mixed Tape’, ‘Dark Blue’, ‘Into The Airwaves’ and ‘Holiday From Real’. Their success continued and they later released their second studio album ‘The Glass Passenger’ in 2008. Keeping true to their fans their new albums songs were somewhat reminiscent of the songs from their debut album with tracks such as; ‘Miss California’, ‘The Resolution’ and ‘Swim’. They released a new EP in November 2009 entitled 'Dear Jack' which featured 4 new trracks.
This band is recommended by me because of what they offer, not just in the way of quality tracks but also in their lyrical messages and hope. My personal favourite tracks of theirs are: ‘The Mixed Tape’, ‘Dark Blue’, 'The Resolution’, 'American Love' and my total fave ‘I’m Ready’
People who like this band will also love: Something Corporate. Recommended tracks – ‘Punk Rock Princess’, 'Hurricane' and 'I Woke Up In A Car'
