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In 2015, after numerous tours in support of Amen Dunes' fourth studio album Love, Damon McMahon spent a few weeks in Lisbon, Portugal, where he began writing Freedom.He came home to New York City shortly after and spent months with Amen Dunes collaborators Jordi Wheeler and Parker Kindred putting drums, guitars and keyboards to the songs and coming up with structural ideas himself.
McMahon said he wanted the songs to tackle serious topics while at the same time have an feel-good vibe to it. Thematically, the songs reference McMahon's upbringing with his family, places he's visited, and forgiveness. [10] "Synesthesia" talks about McMahon having a quiet career as a musician, and him being proud of his achievements. [12]
Synesthesia is written in the key of C-sharp with a tempo of 110 beats per minute. Regarding composition, it is a notable departure, as is the case with The Pop Underground, from McMahon's earlier work with Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate, which were grounded in more traditional piano rock, in favour of a more electronic sound, incorporating synthesizers and electronic drums to ...
Musically, critics have described the sound of Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness as pop, [22] [23] soft rock [24] and electronic, [23] incorporating the classic rock and Americana elements of the Jack's Mannequin albums The Glass Passenger (2008) and People and Things. [25] It earned comparisons to Fun, the Killers and Passion Pit. [22]
McMahon's goal for the album was to create the best songs possible, as opposed to trying to fit a song into a certain production style or aesthetic. [ 12 ] Musically, the album's sound has been described as pop [ 23 ] [ 24 ] and pop rock , [ 12 ] with influences from electronic dance music ; [ 25 ] it drew comparisons to Fun .
The message for McMahon, a lapsed Catholic, was clear: nature would be her new religion. McMahon, 30, recounts this story with a bemused look that says I know it sounds crazy. “I know it sounds ...
"Cecilia and the Satellite" is a song by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, written by James Flannigan, Anders Grahn, and Andrew McMahon. It released as the lead single from McMahon's self-titled debut album Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness on August 12, 2014. The song hit radio on August 19, 2014. [1] It was written for his daughter, Cecilia.
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