Led by veteran indie-pop singer-songwriter-pianist Andrew McMahon, Jack's Mannequin launched in 2005 as McMahon's more personal solo project following the success of his pop-punk band Something Corporate in the early 2000s. Jack's Mannequin - McMahon (vocals, piano), Bobby "Raw" Anderson (guitar), Jay McMillan (drums) and Mikey Wagner (bass, keys) - debuted with their Gold-certified album, Everything In Transit, which includes the Gold-certified single "Dark Blue." The alternative pop rock group released a total of three acclaimed studio albums, with both their sophomore LP The Glass Passenger (2008) and third and final album People and Things (2011) entering the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. During its tenure, Jack's Mannequin also performed multiple times on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, received major media support, and were featured in the hit TV series One Tree Hill. Throughout the recording and release of Everything In Transit, McMahon was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) at the age of 22. After making a full recovery following a stem cell transplant from his sister, Andrew founded the Dear Jack Foundation in 2006, a nonprofit which provides impactful programming that directly benefits adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer in order to improve quality of life and create positive health outcomes from treatment to survivorship for patients and their families. Though Jack's Mannequin officially went on hiatus in 2012, leading to McMahon launching his current moniker Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness in 2014, the highly adored SoCal band has reunited on a handful of special occasions over the years. As they prepare to celebrate their 20th anniversary, Jack's Mannequin is back and returning to the road throughout 2025 for a headlining tour and festival appearances.
