Tilt at the Wind No More
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tilt at the Wind No More
| type = studio
| artist = Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
| cover = Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Tilt at the Wind No More.png
| alt =
| released = March 31, 2023
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 39:07
| label = Nettwerk Music Group
| producer = {{hlist|Tommy English|Jeremy Hatcher}}
| prev_title = Upside Down Flowers
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Tilt at the Wind No More
| type = studio
| single1 = Stars
| single1date = August 18, 2022
| single2 = Skywriting
| single2date = October 10, 2022
| single3 = VHS
| single3date = November 16, 2022
| single4 = Built to Last
| single4date = December 22, 2022
| single5 = Lying on the Hood of Your Car
| single5date = January 11, 2023
}}
}}
Tilt at the Wind No More is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter and pianist Andrew McMahon under the moniker Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. It was released on March 31, 2023, via Nettwerk Music Group.
Background
In an interview with Alternative Press, McMahon stated that he was inspired "in an abstract way" to make the album in part due to fans' requests for deep cuts while performing virtual concerts during the COVID-19 pandemic while flashbacking to past events that led him to walk away from his previous projects Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin.{{cite web |last1=Abrams |first1=Margaret |title=How Andrew McMahon's 'Tilt At The Wind No More' makes peace with his past |url=https://www.altpress.com/andrew-mcmahon-tilt-at-the-wind-no-more-interview/ |website=Alternative Press Magazine |access-date=March 31, 2023 |language=en |date=March 31, 2023}}
Promotion
The album has been supported by five singles. The song "Stars" was released on August 18, 2022, as the lead single.{{cite web |last1=Vigil |first1=Dom |title=Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Stars |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2022/08/18/andrew-mcmahon-in-the-wilderness-stars/ |website=Prelude Press |access-date=21 March 2023 |date=18 August 2022}} A second single, "Skywriting", was released on October 10, 2022.{{cite web |title=Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness is 'Skywriting' |url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2022/10/12/152637/andrew-mcmahon-in-the-wilderness-is-skywriting |website=Niagara Frontier Publications |access-date=21 March 2023 |date=12 October 2022}} The third single, "VHS", was released on November 16, 2022.{{cite web |last1=March |first1=Kim |title=Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness Stays Rooted in the Present on New Single 'VHS' |url=https://floodmagazine.com/121934/andrew-mcmahon-in-the-wilderness-vhs-first-listen/ |website=Flood |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=en |date=16 November 2022}} The fourth single, "Built to Last", was released on December 22, 2022, alongside a visualizer for it.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Mike |title=New Music: Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – "Built To Last" |url=https://alt1047.iheart.com/featured/mike-jones/content/2022-12-24-new-music-andrew-mcmahon-in-the-wilderness-built-to-last/ |website=Alt 104.7 |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=en |date=24 December 2022}} The fifth single, "Lying on the Hood of Your Car", was released on January 11, 2023.{{cite web |title=Andrew McMahon releases new song, "Lying on the Hood of Your Car"; next album due out in March |url=https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/andrew-mcmahon-releases-new-song-lying-on-the-hood-of-your-car-next-album-due-out-in-march/ |website=KPNT |access-date=21 March 2023 |date=11 January 2023}}
Critical reception
Alli Patton of American Songwriter rated Tilt at the Wind No More three-and-a-half out of five stars and described the album's sound as "synth-riddled [and] hook-filled" and the lyrical content as "personal and introspective", and concluded her review by writing that the album "is a journey with plenty of ups, but also downs."{{cite web |last1=Patton |first1=Alli |title=Review: Andrew McMahon Sifts Through His Past in 'Tilt at the Wind No More' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-andrew-mcmahon-sifts-through-his-past-in-tilt-at-the-wind-no-more/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=March 31, 2023 |date=March 30, 2023}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Tilt at the Wind No More track listing
| title1 = Lying on the Hood of Your Car
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = Skywriting
| length2 = 2:59
| title3 = Stars
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Submarine
| length4 = 3:21
| title5 = Built to Last
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = New Friends
| length6 = 3:27
| title7 = Little Disaster
| length7 = 4:02
| title8 = Last Rites
| length8 = 3:12
| title9 = VHS
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = Nobody Tells You When You're Young
| length10 = 3:45
| title11 = Smoke & Ribbons
| length11 = 3:32
| total_length = 39:07
}}