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Andrew McMahon – piano/vocals
Josh Partington – guitar
William Tell – guitar
Clutch – bass
Brian Ireland – drums

The sophomore effort. It's a crossroad in the lifespan of nearly every band and – let's be honest – not always the kindest fork in the road. The sophomore effort is what separates artists from one-hit wonders, careers from brief flirtations with the music industry, and often times, men from boys. For SoCal introspective rock quintet Something Corporate, it just so happens to be all three.

But the similarities between Something Corporate and the sophomore successes of their peers end there. It's said that you have a lifetime to write your first record and a mere six months to scribble out your second – usually on the road. As a result, many sophomore efforts involve a bevy of songs complaining about becoming the very thing the artist always wanted to be: A rock star on the road, missing home, their girlfriends, their favorite Laz-Z...