Jack's Mannequin

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Jack’s Mannequin started as the side-project of Andrew McMahon, the vocalist, pianist, and main songwriter of the band Something Corporate. It then became McMahon’s main project. Jack’s Mannequin was based in Orange County, California. The name Jack’s Mannequin originated from one of McMahon’s songs called Dear Jack, which was written about a friend of his whose brother was diagnosed with childhood leukemia. Andrew himself was diagnosed with leukemia on June 1, 2005 and cancelled a show for the first time ever when he received the call from his doctor. The initial impulse behind McMahon’s project Jack’s Mannequin was "Locked Doors", a song he recorded in December 2003, which he felt was too different from previous Something Corporate material to be one of their songs. He realized that, if he would ever decide to release it, it would be on a solo album rather than a Something Corporate record. The idea seemed to be off the table, until in late summer 2004 both McMahon and his band mates were exhausted from months of touring. They decided to take a temporary break. During his time off, McMahon started writing songs, knowing they would not see the light of day as Something Corporate songs. These songs were a more therapeutic approach McMahon took, and therefore a more personal and intimate testament of his songwriting. Over the next couple of months, McMahon began recording the newly written songs with producer Jim Wirt, who would play guitar and bass over sampled drum tracks,

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albums

Everything in Transit

This Is a Story...

The Glass Passenger

Everything In Transit (Non-PA Release)

[non-album tracks]

People and Things

Punk Goes Acoustic 2

The Lights And Buzz

Everything in Transit (10th Anniversary Edition)

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Music From The WB Television Series One Tree Hill Volume 2: Friends With Benefit

Everything In Transit (Unmastered Advance)

The Glass Passenger [Deluxe Version]

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