"Okay, so this is Fred again, Actual Life 2. I first heard about Fred again during the pandemic when the first one of these came out. I mean, pretty much everything in the series I've been into, and I had listened to the singles off of them, so I'm excited to dig into this."Watch this moment
What's In My Bag № 826
Andrew McMahon
Andrew Ross McMahon is an American singer-songwriter. He is the vocalist, pianist and primary lyricist for the bands Something Corporate and main songwriter for Jack's Mannequin and performs solo both under his own name as well as his moniker, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. On April 30, 2013, he debuted his first solo work, an EP titled The Pop Underground, which was followed by his debut album Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, released on October 14, 2014.
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Ep #826 ·
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What Andrew McMahon said · 5 records
Every quote links to the moment in the episode."There's a song on this record that might be one of my favorite songs of all time called Not Dark Yet and it kind of got me through a pretty weird moment, you know, it's kind of like sitting alone in the desert writing a book and grieving a little bit and this record came through in a clutch."Watch this moment
"I just listened to it for the first time this week... There are a handful of songs on this one that I sort of fell in love with right off the bat, the opening track 'Death Wish' and this other song on the b-side 'Cast Iron Skill.' He's just like he's one of the best lyricists I think alive today."Watch this moment
"Counting Crows for me was like having been raised... it was just like what is this music, you know? It sort of built into my DNA and my songwriting is the way this record made me feel."Watch this moment
"Wildflowers and all the rest circulates in my top three albums of all time. I first got introduced to Wildflowers when I was in middle school. You don't know how it feels was sort of the big track and it talked about smoking weed, and I didn't know what that was but I was like that seems dangerous, I'm into that."Watch this moment
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7 records · pulled off the shelves at Amoeba Hollywood
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