The Glass Passenger
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The Glass Passenger is the second studio album
by American rock
band Jack's Mannequin
, released through Sire Records
on September 30, 2008 in the United States. It is the band's first studio album on Sire Records
after Everything in Transit
(2005) was released through Maverick Records
. Sire released two of the album's new songs on the The Ghost Overground
extended play
(EP), on August 5, 2008, including "The Resolution", the album's first single
.
Lead singer Andrew McMahon
was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
in 2005, on the day the band finished mastering the last song for their debut album. The band didn't return to playing shows until the end of that year, and didn't begin writing until after the summer of 2007. The Glass Passenger was produced by Andrew McMahon and Jim Wirt, co-produced and recorded by CJ Eiriksson with additional Production by Bobby "Raw" Anderson and additional engineering by Max Coane in November 2007 - March 2008. It was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
. It experienced a series of delays, originally being given a tentative April 2008 release, then being pushed back five months to the end of September.
The album debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200
, moving 49,000 units in its first week.
was released in 2005. Following its recording, frontman Andrew McMahon
was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
and spent several months receiving cancer treatment for his disease. During this time, the documentary Dear Jack was filmed. Jack's Mannequin played its first concert since the diagnosis in December of that year, and the band began several tours over the next two years, both supporting the likes of O.A.R.
in 2005 and Panic! at the Disco
in 2006 and also headlining shows, including Tour for the Cure and the West Coast Winter Tour.
and Alternative Press, the release date was tentatively given as April 22, 2008, but an AbsolutePunk.net notice was posted on March 18, 2008, stating that the album would be pushed back to June 3. A month later, however, McMahon told the Montclair State University
student newspaper that the release date would be moved to late August or early September 2008. and on June 13, he told Alternative Addiction the album was expected sometime in the first two weeks of September. Jason Tate of AbsolutePunk.net reported on July 15 that the album had been pushed back from the reported September 9 date; four days later, Jonathan Lally reported that the official release date would be September 30, 2008.
A music video for "The Resolution", the album's first single was co-directed by author Stephenie Meyer
for release on September 29.
in New Jersey
. The band's official blog
was updated in December with the album's title, in February with song lyrics, and in March and May with tentative tracklists.
Stacy Clark
's MySpace
blog confirmed in April 2008 that she provided guest vocals on the track "Spinning". She also lent her voice to the track "Crashin'".
On June 3, 2008, AbsolutePunk.net reported that the album had been mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
, and was being mastered in New York.
Five songs off the new album were played by the band at live shows, particularly at Warped Tour. These include "Swim", "American Love", "Drop Out - The So Unknown", "The Resolution", and "Bloodshot", respectively.
On August 5 an EP titled The Ghost Overground
was released exclusively on iTunes to "tide Jack's Mannequin fans over until the release of the Glass Passenger." The EP contains two new songs titled "The Resolution" and "Bloodshot", and also includes live versions of "Kill The Messenger" and "Holiday From Real" from the band's first album, Everything in Transit
.
A new EP entitled In Valleys
was released exclusively on iTunes on September 9 featuring b-sides and new tracks from The Glass Passenger. Tracks include "Swim", "Cell Phone", "In Slow Motion (Sleazy Wednesday)" and "Annie Use Your Telescope". However, Jack's Mannequin later posted a bulletin on MySpace, which pointed out that the track "Annie Use Your Telescope" was actually "At Full Speed." As a consolation for the mix up, the band posted the real version of "Annie Use Your Telescope" on their MySpace account. The issue was rectified by Apple and the song was correctly named soon after release.
A third EP, The Resolution EP, was released on September 23 as a Verizon and Rhapsody
exclusive. The EP includes the songs "The Resolution", "Annie Use Your Telescope" and an acoustic version of "The Resolution".
The Australian iTunes edition features all songs from The Ghost Overground EP and the In Valleys EP. However, it does not include the track "Doris Day".
The title comes from a song not featured on the album, "Hey Hey Hey, We're All Gonna Die". The song has only been played live three times.
page. In addition, a long-form trailer featuring the b-side "At Full Speed", was featured on the album's website on August 13, upon completion of a puzzle.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin is an American rock band formed in 2004, originally hailing from Orange County, California. The band began as a side project of Andrew McMahon, the frontman for Something Corporate, and is composed of guitarist Bobby Anderson, bassist Mikey "The Kid" Wagner, and drummer Jay...
, released through Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
on September 30, 2008 in the United States. It is the band's first studio album on Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
after Everything in Transit
Everything in Transit
Everything in Transit is the debut album of Jack's Mannequin. It was released on August 23, 2005 on Maverick Records.-Overview:Everything In Transit may be considered a concept album, that tells the story of Andrew McMahon finally coming home after years of nonstop touring with his band Something...
(2005) was released through Maverick Records
Maverick Records
Maverick Recording Company is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:...
. Sire released two of the album's new songs on the The Ghost Overground
The Ghost Overground
The Ghost Overground is an EP that was released by Jack's Mannequin on August 5, 2008 by Sire Records as an iTunes Store exclusive. It contains two songs from the album The Glass Passenger and two live tracks from their debut album Everything in Transit. "The ghost overground" is a lyric from...
extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(EP), on August 5, 2008, including "The Resolution", the album's first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
.
Lead singer Andrew McMahon
Andrew McMahon
Andrew Ross McMahon is a singer/songwriter. He is the vocalist, pianist and primary songwriter for the bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin; he also performs solo.-Early life:...
was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes damage and death by crowding out normal cells in the bone...
in 2005, on the day the band finished mastering the last song for their debut album. The band didn't return to playing shows until the end of that year, and didn't begin writing until after the summer of 2007. The Glass Passenger was produced by Andrew McMahon and Jim Wirt, co-produced and recorded by CJ Eiriksson with additional Production by Bobby "Raw" Anderson and additional engineering by Max Coane in November 2007 - March 2008. It was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
. It experienced a series of delays, originally being given a tentative April 2008 release, then being pushed back five months to the end of September.
The album debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, moving 49,000 units in its first week.
History
The band's first album Everything in TransitEverything in Transit
Everything in Transit is the debut album of Jack's Mannequin. It was released on August 23, 2005 on Maverick Records.-Overview:Everything In Transit may be considered a concept album, that tells the story of Andrew McMahon finally coming home after years of nonstop touring with his band Something...
was released in 2005. Following its recording, frontman Andrew McMahon
Andrew McMahon
Andrew Ross McMahon is a singer/songwriter. He is the vocalist, pianist and primary songwriter for the bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin; he also performs solo.-Early life:...
was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes damage and death by crowding out normal cells in the bone...
and spent several months receiving cancer treatment for his disease. During this time, the documentary Dear Jack was filmed. Jack's Mannequin played its first concert since the diagnosis in December of that year, and the band began several tours over the next two years, both supporting the likes of O.A.R.
O.A.R.
O.A.R. is an American rock band composed of Marc Roberge , Chris Culos , Richard On , Benj Gershman , and Jerry DePizzo...
in 2005 and Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco is an American alternative rock duo, formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005. Since its split, the band's line-up includes Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith . Former members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left the group in 2009...
in 2006 and also headlining shows, including Tour for the Cure and the West Coast Winter Tour.
Writing
McMahon began writing songs for the band's second record following the summer of 2007. He had about ten songs written by that December and hoped to start mixing and recording the album in January 2008.Release
In interviews with AbsolutePunk.netAbsolutePunk.net
AbsolutePunk is a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate . The website mainly focuses on artists who are relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it has been known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, including Fall...
and Alternative Press, the release date was tentatively given as April 22, 2008, but an AbsolutePunk.net notice was posted on March 18, 2008, stating that the album would be pushed back to June 3. A month later, however, McMahon told the Montclair State University
Montclair State University
Montclair State University is a public research university located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, the Great Notch area of Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of October 2009, there were 18,171 total enrolled students: 14,139 undergraduate students and 4,032 graduate students...
student newspaper that the release date would be moved to late August or early September 2008. and on June 13, he told Alternative Addiction the album was expected sometime in the first two weeks of September. Jason Tate of AbsolutePunk.net reported on July 15 that the album had been pushed back from the reported September 9 date; four days later, Jonathan Lally reported that the official release date would be September 30, 2008.
A music video for "The Resolution", the album's first single was co-directed by author Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer is an American author known for her vampire romance series Twilight. The Twilight novels have gained worldwide recognition and sold over 100 million copies globally, with translations into 37 different languages...
for release on September 29.
Other
Jack's Mannequin played college shows in January and February, premiering "Suicide Blonde" and "Caves" at Ramapo CollegeRamapo College
Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public liberal arts and professional studies institution of the New Jersey system of higher education.- Location :...
in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The band's official blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
was updated in December with the album's title, in February with song lyrics, and in March and May with tentative tracklists.
Stacy Clark
Stacy Clark
Stacy Clark is an American singer-songwriter born in Buffalo, New York.- Beginnings :Clark was born and raised in Buffalo, New York by her mother. Her first introduction to performing was at four years old through dancing. Growing up on the stage was a platform for what was to come...
's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
blog confirmed in April 2008 that she provided guest vocals on the track "Spinning". She also lent her voice to the track "Crashin'".
On June 3, 2008, AbsolutePunk.net reported that the album had been mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
, and was being mastered in New York.
Five songs off the new album were played by the band at live shows, particularly at Warped Tour. These include "Swim", "American Love", "Drop Out - The So Unknown", "The Resolution", and "Bloodshot", respectively.
On August 5 an EP titled The Ghost Overground
The Ghost Overground
The Ghost Overground is an EP that was released by Jack's Mannequin on August 5, 2008 by Sire Records as an iTunes Store exclusive. It contains two songs from the album The Glass Passenger and two live tracks from their debut album Everything in Transit. "The ghost overground" is a lyric from...
was released exclusively on iTunes to "tide Jack's Mannequin fans over until the release of the Glass Passenger." The EP contains two new songs titled "The Resolution" and "Bloodshot", and also includes live versions of "Kill The Messenger" and "Holiday From Real" from the band's first album, Everything in Transit
Everything in Transit
Everything in Transit is the debut album of Jack's Mannequin. It was released on August 23, 2005 on Maverick Records.-Overview:Everything In Transit may be considered a concept album, that tells the story of Andrew McMahon finally coming home after years of nonstop touring with his band Something...
.
A new EP entitled In Valleys
In Valleys
In Valleys is an EP by Jack's Mannequin. It was released on September 9, 2008 by Sire Records exclusively through the iTunes Store. It contains one song, "Swim", from the then-upcoming album The Glass Passenger and three non-album tracks, "Cell Phone", "In Slow Motion " and "At Full Speed"...
was released exclusively on iTunes on September 9 featuring b-sides and new tracks from The Glass Passenger. Tracks include "Swim", "Cell Phone", "In Slow Motion (Sleazy Wednesday)" and "Annie Use Your Telescope". However, Jack's Mannequin later posted a bulletin on MySpace, which pointed out that the track "Annie Use Your Telescope" was actually "At Full Speed." As a consolation for the mix up, the band posted the real version of "Annie Use Your Telescope" on their MySpace account. The issue was rectified by Apple and the song was correctly named soon after release.
A third EP, The Resolution EP, was released on September 23 as a Verizon and Rhapsody
Rhapsody (online music service)
Rhapsody is an online music store subscription service, launched in December 2001, and available in the United States only. On April 6, 2010, Rhapsody officially declared its independence from RealNetworks. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by Helix, Rhapsody's version...
exclusive. The EP includes the songs "The Resolution", "Annie Use Your Telescope" and an acoustic version of "The Resolution".
The Australian iTunes edition features all songs from The Ghost Overground EP and the In Valleys EP. However, it does not include the track "Doris Day".
The title comes from a song not featured on the album, "Hey Hey Hey, We're All Gonna Die". The song has only been played live three times.
Preorders
There were several different preorders for The Glass Passenger.- BamboozleThe BamboozleThe Bamboozle is an annual rain-or-shine, three-day music festival held in New Jersey. Every year, new bands compete for spots during the two days. The event evolved out of the Skate and Surf Festival.- The Characters:...
Exclusive: includes a limited edition lithograph, the digital album, and The Glass Passenger album book (available only at the Jack's Mannequin and Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
merch booths at the 2008 Bamboozle) - Warped TourWarped TourThe Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
Preorder: includes a lithograph and a physical copy of the album. (available only at the Jack's Mannequin merch booth at select dates of the 2008 Warped Tour) - JacksMannequin.com Preorder: includes the digital bonus track "Miss California" along with "exclusive extras" and the album in digital, physical, or vinyl (available at JacksMannequin.com on July 30, 2008)
Track listing
All songs written by Andrew McMahon.- "Crashin'" - 4:06 (featuring Stacy ClarkStacy ClarkStacy Clark is an American singer-songwriter born in Buffalo, New York.- Beginnings :Clark was born and raised in Buffalo, New York by her mother. Her first introduction to performing was at four years old through dancing. Growing up on the stage was a platform for what was to come...
) - "Spinning" - 2:53 (featuring Stacy Clark)
- "Swim" - 4:16
- "American Love" - 3:43
- "What Gets You Off" - 5:13
- "Suicide Blonde" - 3:28
- "Annie Use Your Telescope" - 3:08
- "Bloodshot" - 3:58
- "Drop Out - The So Unknown" - 3:33
- "Hammers and Strings (A Lullaby)" - 4:34
- "The ResolutionThe Resolution"The Resolution" is the first single from American alternative rock band Jack's Mannequin's second studio album, The Glass Passenger. It reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart....
" - 3:06 - "Orphans" - 2:39
- "Caves" - 8:19
- "Miss California" - 3:54 (bonus track)
B-sides
- "Cell Phone" - 3:59
- "Sleazy Wednesday" - 4:33
- "At Full Speed" - 3:44
- "Doris Day" - 3:24 (bonus track on Japanese pressing of the album and the Amazon MP3Amazon MP3Amazon MP3 is an online music store owned and operated by Amazon.com. Launched in public beta on September 25, 2007, in January 2008 it became the first music store to sell music without digital rights management from the four major music labels , as well as many independents...
release)
Extra content
A conceptual, short film entitled, "Choke, California", directed by James Minchin III, and starring Andrew McMahon, was included in the traditional pre-order package found on the official band website. A trailer for the film is featured on the band's YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
page. In addition, a long-form trailer featuring the b-side "At Full Speed", was featured on the album's website on August 13, upon completion of a puzzle.