Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness - Tilt At The Wind No More (March 31, 2023) Album • Page 6

Love Leaving Through The Window and never thought the band sounded like NFG. I think that's the first time I've ever heard that comparison.

New album reminds me of Zombies a lot, big lush pop, even name drops it.

 

Nobody tells you when you're young is incredible. Andrew always feels at his best with these stripped down story driven songs.

 

To a non-scene person, "My Friends Over You" and "If U C Jordan" sounded fairly similar, particularly vocal-style wise (the Drive Thru whine)

 

I have no idea what you’re talking about

 

You.....really don't hear ANY similarities in the vocal style/delivery of a lot of the Drive-Thru stuff in 2002?

 

No dog in this fight but i truly dont either.

 

If you're a big fan of the genre then, yes, of course there are differences. My point was to a more casual listener, the vocal style on Audioboxer was not that far removed from Jordan from NFG's vocal style at the time (the high-pitch whine). If I'm the ONLY one who hears that, it's on me.

 

Probbbbbbbably same. I'd have to think about it but it's probably between that and Lights and Buzz. I also do really like Doris Day and Locked Doors

 

I truly enjoy most of his b-sides, but my favorite is "Meet Me at My Window."

 

Hmmm....I can maaaaaaaybe hear it a tiny bit in If U C Jordan a little bit.....but Andrew's voice just never gets nearly as nasally as NFG's does haha

 

Yeah to the point where I wonder if that particular song (it was the lead single) was produced in a way to specifically cater to the NFG fans.

 

One of the few i'm not a huge fan of.

 

Lights and Buzz is so so good.

 

No.

 

My Racing Thoughts, Television, and People Running are a few highlights from People & Things for me. I really like that album. The only Andrew McMahon stuff I've ever been lukewarm about was Zombies, but even then Love & Great Buildings, Fire Escape, and Dead Man's Dollar are some of my favorite AMITW songs. Even his meh albums have some of his best songs, I just love this man haha

 

The only 2 Andrew songs I don't at least like are "If You C Jordan" and "See Her On the Weekend".

 

Everything in Transit
The Glass Passenger

AMITW
Leaving Through the Window
Upside Down Flowers

Zombies on Broadway
North
People and Things

 

Everything in Transit
Leaving Through the Window (even though If You C Jordan is very cringe)
The Glass Passenger





People and Things
North

AMITW
Upside Down Flowers
Zombies

I am excited about the new album though

 

Everything in Transit
AM and the Wilderness (just came out at the right time for me I think)
Leaving Through the Window
Upside Down Flowers
North
Glass Passenger
Zombies
People and Things

 

The hate for If You C Jordan is something to me.

 

couldn’t agree more. I love that song.

 

I don't hate "If You C Jordan," but Andrew always struck me as more thoughtful and mature than a lot of the songwriters in the scene at that time, and that song (and "Drunk Girl," to a lesser extent) clash with the better stuff on that album.

 

Yea those two didn’t age great

 

I go back and forth with Drunk Girl. On one hand, making yourself the “victim” in a drunken interaction while you’re the sober one is bizarre. But if you can accept that he was the one being used, I think it’s less problematic. I think it comes down to how you define drunk and at what point is someone drinking responsible for their actions.

But then also, he was a teenager when he wrote it, so I don’t hold it much against him either way. But it’s not a favorite for me and I would never request it to be played.

 

I remember during the solo shows at the Coach House back in 2017, he reiterated that he was the victim in drunk girl when introducing it and it just felt… gross.