Andrew mcmahon into the wilderness
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Upside Down Flowers’ 11 songs began in McMahon’s Orange County, California home studio, amidst the nostalgia of the neighborhood where the songwriter lived with his family as a teen.
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of Beck fame, with real strings recorded by Emmy-winning, Tony & Grammy nominated arranger/ composer Rob Mathes at Abbey Road. It was produced by Butch Walker (Pink, Weezer, Panic! At The Disco) –who also plays drums, bass and guitar on the album–along with guest keyboardist Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.
ANDREW MCMAHON INTO THE WILDERNESS FULL
That raison d’etre comes full circle on Upside Down Flowers, McMahon’s third full-length In the Wilderness release. As McMahon walked through his creative open door, he wondered, “What does me making music 14, 15 years into my career look like?” His answer: “It was about incubating my creative process with a handful of trusted people, for a journey and end result that’s spiritually fulfilling and a purely artistic endeavor, not a commodity.” It was an apt descriptor for a beauty and wildness that was at once terrifying and freeing. McMahon was truly operating In the Wilderness. The old-school model of the music biz had collapsed, allowing McMahon freedom, but a wealth of open doors also brought pressure.
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Lauded for creating emotive, astute rock with his L.A.-based bands Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin, a sea change occurred for prolific pianist-performer Andrew McMahon around 2014.