{"id":36080,"date":"2018-10-24T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T04:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=36080"},"modified":"2018-10-24T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T04:18:20","slug":"andrew-mcmahon-in-the-wilderness-new-album-upside-down-flowers-produced-by-butch-walker-out-on-november-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2018\/10\/andrew-mcmahon-in-the-wilderness-new-album-upside-down-flowers-produced-by-butch-walker-out-on-november-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"ANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS New Album Upside Down Flowers produced by Butch Walker out on November 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When Andrew McMahon went \u201cinto the wilderness\u201d he started a transformative journey that was both introspective and imaginative. That journey comes full circle with the release of his third full length album\u00a0Upside Down Flowers\u00a0<\/em>available worldwide on November 16th, 2018 via\u00a0Fantasy Records \/ Caroline Australia<\/strong>\u00a0and available\u00a0for pre-order now<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Upside Down Flowers\u2019<\/em>\u00a011 songs are slice-of-life vignettes animated by McMahon\u2019s vivid lyrics and dynamic melodies. The songs and concept are fully realized while retaining a vivid sense of both the natural and unnatural, including\u00a0Upside Down Flowers\u2019<\/em>\u00a0album cover\u2014an iconic \u201860s-\u201970s SoCal pool scene with twist (inspired by jet-set photographer Slim Aarons.) \u201cI have so much emotion wrapped up in this album,\u201d states McMahon, \u201cUpside Down Flowers<\/em>\u00a0is a version of real and surreal Southern California that surrounds me physically and emotionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upside Down Flowers<\/em>\u00a0first single \u201cOhio,\u201d which reached Top 40 at Alternative radio and the poignant, autobiographical track \u201cTeenage Rockstars\u201d are available for immediate download when pre-ordering the album,HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The official music video for \u201cTeenage Rockstars\u201d features personal footage from McMahon\u2019s time performing and touring with Something Corporate, Jack\u2019s Mannequin and AMITW. Watch \u201cTeenage Rockstars\u201d \u00a0HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upside Down Flowers<\/em>\u00a0was produced by Butch Walker (Pink, Weezer, Panic! At The Disco) who also plays drums, bass and guitar on the album.\u00a0 In addition, the album features guest keyboardist Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (Beck), and strings arranged by Emmy-winning, Tony & Grammy nominated composer Rob Mathes and recorded at Abbey Road Studios.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just this breath of fresh air to go \u2018Here\u2019s a bunch of songs I wrote on my piano,\u201d stated McMahon. Here\u2019s this great producer. And the two of us are gonna play everything and sing everything.\u2019 We would get into the weeds on the songs, yet the process was this really fast, kind of beautiful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing I tell people often is that when you write great songs, you can record them in any style or production aesthetic and it will still be a great song,\u201d said Walker. \u201cThis is Andrew with his songwriting craft. I\u2019m glad to call him a friend and proud of the music we made together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upside Down Flowers<\/em>\u00a0is the follow up to 2017\u2019s\u00a0Zombies on Broadway<\/em>\u00a0which featured Top 5 alternative singles \u201cFire Escape\u201d and \u201cSo Close\u201d and the subsequent\u00a0Zombies in America<\/em>\u00a0Tour<\/em>, their sold-out headlining jaunt across the U.S.\u00a0 Earlier this year, AMITW thrilled fans and critics alike with the intimate setting of the\u00a0Pen and Piano<\/em>\u00a0tour.\u00a0 McMahon recently returned from a string of dates in the U.K., Japan and Australia.<\/p>\n