Something Corporate consists of Andrew Mcmahon (singer, writer, pianist), Brian Ireland (drummer), , Clutch (bassist), Josh Partington (guitarist).
Something Corporate is a rock band hailing from Orange County, California. While they categorize their own music as piano rock, the industry has filed them somewhere between the pop punk genres. They are currently signed to Drive-Thru Records and Geffen Records.
In September 1998, vocalist/pianist Andrew McMahon, bassist Kevin "Clutch" Page, and drummer Brian Ireland, former members of the band Left Here, merged with lead guitarist Josh Partington and rhythm guitarist Reuben Hernandez to form Something Corporate. The band's name is an ironic testament of its members' disdain for packaged, industry-driven, and thus "corporate" music. The band independently released a demo CD titled Ready... Break in September 2000. On March 27, 2001, Something Corporate announced an official change to the band's lineup with Hernandez being permanently replaced by his temporary fill-in William Tell.
The quintet soon signed with Drive-Thru Records, which released the band's official debut effort Audioboxer on October 2, 2001, which was promoted by nationwide tours, in-store performances at Tower Records stores and an appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on February 25, 2002. The critically acclaimed EP (featuring the hit single "iF yoU C Jordan" and its music video starring American Pie's Chris Owen) and a clause in Drive-Thru Records' distribution deal led to a signing with their distributor MCA, which later merged with Geffen Records. On May 21, 2002, Something Corporate's major label debut album, Leaving Through the Window, was released, containing the singles "I Woke up in a Car" and "Punk Rock Princess". The album hit #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #1 on the Billboard Alternative New Artist chart and #101 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, while "Punk Rock Princess" hit #33 on the UK singles chart. To bridge the gap between Leaving Through the Window and their follow-up album, Something Corporate released a half-hour home video on DVD, titled A Year in the Life on November 5, 2002. The B-sides compilation EP Songs for Silent Movies, only available in Japan, was released on May 21, 2003.