The Pop Underground
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| EP by Andrew McMahon | ||||
| Released | April 30, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012-2013 | |||
| Genre | piano rock, indie rock, electronic | |||
| Length | 15:05 | |||
| Label | Left Here Music | |||
| Producer | Tony Hoffer | |||
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| Confront Magazine |   |
| Diffuser.fm | 6/10 |
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The Pop Underground is an EP by Andrew McMahon, marking his first official debut as a solo artist separated from his prior bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin. It is produced and mixed by Tony Hoffer. It was released on April 30, 2013.
The EP's title first appeared in a post McMahon wrote for the Huffington Post, in which he speaks of his accomplishments as an artist under the radar.
I am proud that night after night and album after album, a mass of humanity I now refer to lovingly as the pop underground, come together and sing. Whether it's in theaters and concert venues around the world, in the privacy of our own homes or the constantly shifting landscape of social media, we are a scrappy tribe and we stand for something: Music that is found, shared and cared for despite access to traditional outlets; music that lives virally and through word of mouth; music that tells a story that people want to retell.
All tracks written by Andrew McMahon and Mark Williams, except where noted.
The Pop Underground, with the exception of "Synesthesia" B-Side, "Sister Golden Hair Surprise", recorded by Jim Wirt at Crushstone Studios, Cleveland, OH, was recorded by Tony Hoffer at The Hobby Shop in Highland Park and Sound Factory Studio B in Hollywood, with additional recording done by Mark Williams in his Brooklyn-based studio from late 2012 to early 2013.
The album was co-written by Williams and Andrew McMahon, with Williams taking part in pre-production and arrangement, with Hoffer producing and mixing the final EP.
The EP's electronic sound, McMahon told AOL Music, came from his working with Williams, with whom he wrote the EP's songs in-studio, a departure from McMahon's normal writing process, with allowed him access to elements not typically available to him whilst writing. "Learn To Dance" was the first song written for the album, and as such, states McMahon:
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