"Swim" is Jack's Mannequin's most compelling song yet. Clearly there's no shortage of bands whose choruses scream their heads off about feelings right now. Believe me. I see all of their videos. But very few of their bleeding hearts come through the music as genuinely as Andrew McMahon's does.
Listening to "Swim," the frustration of the former Something Corporate frontman invades your guts, tingles in your intestines, snakes up your esophagus, pushes out from behind your solar plexus and bursts out of your mouth as something new. Something hopeful. It feels like McMahon himself is grabbing you by the back of the neck and dragging you forward, no matter what obstacles you've dreamed up to hold yourself back. "Swim" is downright inspiring.
"Swim" is the second single from Jack's Mannequin's The Glass Passenger. The brand-new video is just below. Let it roll.
Great news here for the fellas: according to Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin it's totally possible to watch multiple episodes of South Park every night and convince a woman to marry you! The very minor downside is that you may or may not have to be a major rock star to pull it off. So, uhh, stick to those recorder lessons, eh?
Aside from revealing the fact that he's a big dirty joke junkie, McMahon's interview on "The 5" makes him sound like the perfect gentleman. He's starting a clothing line called River Apparel that donates half its profits to charity, he loves his dog Doris, plays the piano, and he's always looking for new ways to make art.
Get the scoop on five of the former Something Corporate frontman's biggest obsessions in the video below. And if that's not enough dirt for you, McMahon suggests that you scour the lyrics of his latest album, The Glass Passenger. It's very personal. Watch "The Resolution." You'll see.
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I asked you to send me your questions for The Cab. Then I asked The Cab, and ye, verily, they answered. And their answers -- which range from killer robots and Star Wars to pancakes and Meatloaf (the guy) -- may surprise you. Also, somehow Something Corporate and Paul Blart: Mall Cop made their way into the Buzzworthy interview too.
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PS: Yes, that's a framed photo of Bayside above the couch.
