ATP'S ROTY: #8 Jack’s Mannequin – The Glass Passenger

Today I give you number 8 in my Records of The Year. Jack's Mannequin is supposed to be a band but it is better known as Andrew McMahon's solo project. "The Glass Passenger" is the former Something Corporate singer's second album. In the time since the first Jack's Mannequin album, it's been well documentated that McMahon suffered from Leukemia.

Now McMahon has recovered and has written a record that sounds beyond his 26 years. "The Glass Passenger" is a mature piano pop rock record, with a mixture of radio-friendly songs like "The Resolution" and "American Love" and sweet ballads like "Hammers and Strings (A Lullaby)", "Annie Use Your Telescope" and "Swim", songs where you feel the pain in McMahon's straining voice.