Andrew McMahon is (technically) pulling double duty on “Death Grip,” a new collaborative single from his solo act Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and his newly-reunited band, Something Corporate.
With lush instrumentation and a good helping of reverb, “Death Grip” finds McMahon slowing down and seeking a state of balance in his life. “Doing therapy on Zoom/ On the patio in the afternoon/ Flashback to the year I lost my mind,” McMahon narrates at the start of the song, later alluding to mental struggles, writers block, and general uncertainty. But when the group reaches the chorus, McMahon finds the peace he’s looking for, singing “You can’t control it, life is the ocean/ Waves are waves.” Stream “Death Grip” below.
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While Andrew McMahon has been very active over the last decade via his In the Wildnerness project, “Death Grip” serves as Something Corporate’s first official release in 20 years. Andrew McMahon will be joining Something Corporate once again for the beginning of their reunion tour, which begins tonight in Brooklyn and runs sporadically the summer and fall. It’ll be Something Corporate’s first tour in 14 years, and includes a stop at Pittsburgh’s Four Chord Festival. Get tickets to see Something Corporate here.
Meanwhile, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness released Tilt at the Wind No More in 2023, McMahon’s fourth album under the moniker. He also appeared at Bonnaroo’s Emo Superjam last weekend, where he performed Something Corporate’s “I Woke Up in a Car” and Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle” alongside host Dashboard Confessional.
