The Glass Passenger
- Jack's Mannequin
- Band Name: Jack's Mannequin
- Record Label: Sire
- Release Date: Sep 30, 2008
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Even if McMahon's inspiration (lyrical and otherwise) are transparent on Passenger, the execution of his influences is impeccable. [Oct 2008, p.147]
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With plain-spoken songs like these, he's already made a more honest album than many of his emo peers.
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The Glass Passenger might not bare the same pop hooks as "Everything in Transit," but it does stay afloat under the weight of McMahon's past, which bodes well for the songwriter's future work.
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60The Glass Passenger, the group's second album, chronicles McMahon's successful battle against leukemia, matching hyperemotional melodies with his tender voice on dramatic tracks.
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Jack's Mannequin frontman Andrew McMahon sticks to his formula of friendly piano and new-wave-influenced beats on his second album.
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50Perhaps if these songs were served with a helping of irony, it would be easier to swallow, but as it is, The Glass Passenger crumbles under its own weight, largely due to the fact that McMahon is no longer writing songs just for fun the fun of it.
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40While his big, piano-led MOR tunes are launched from a good place, they land in a fairly awful one. [Apr 2009, p.105]
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MattS.10
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AmandaB.10
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HannahR10Amazing, really listening to the lyrics of the song you totally get exactly what he went through.