It’s been just about four years to the day since Andrew McMahon first stepped foot “in the Wilderness” with a debut solo LP. Since then, the singer-songwriter has only delved further into his imaginative, inward-looking pop dream world. McMahon’s music has evolved into something replete with shimmering melodies and ineradicable rhythm, by all means harvesting a continuously more bewitching soundscape as his solo portfolio has grown. His third album under the “in the Wilderness” moniker, Upside Down Flowers, is set for release via Fantasy on 16 November. McMahon is sharing a new single that wonderfully captures both the surrealism and emotionalism imbued into his overarching work.
Within its first ten seconds, “Blue Vacation” is already set to captivate with its glistening production, invoking an atmospheric wistfulness and sensibility into the hook-laden anthem well before it makes liftoff. As McMahon soars across its chorus, the song unfurls, imbued with an enlivened sense of heart and tinges of nostalgia. It’s a spacey slice of grandiose pop music well-deserving of the tapping feet and bobbing heads that it will usher in with its undeniable sway. Albeit, it’s also something more than that—something clearly personal for McMahon that has always made his songwriting that much more of a treat to give one’s ear, especially in how it has flourished the last couple of decades.
TOUR DATES
January 23rd – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
January 25th – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
January 26th – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
January 27th – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
January 29th – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
January 30th – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
February 7th – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
February 8th – Jacksonville, FL @ Maverick’s At the Landing
February 9th – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
February 10th – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
February 15th – Philadelphia, PA @ Metropolitan Opera House
February 16th – Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre
February 17th – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
February 19th – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
February 21st – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
February 22nd – Mashantucket, CT @ Fox Theatre- Foxwoods Casino
February 23rd – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
February 24th – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
February 26th – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
February 28th – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
March 1st – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
March 2nd – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
March 3rd – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
March 5th – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
March 7th – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
March 9th – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
March 10th – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
March 12th – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
March 14th – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
March 15th – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
March 16th – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
March 19th – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
March 21st – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
March 22nd – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum
March 23rd – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
March 24th – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues