Performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! December 5th Jack’s Mannequin have announced 2012 tour dates in support of People and Things, which was released on October 4th. The band just wrapped up a five week nationwide tour this weekend with a pair of hometown shows that included the sold-out annual Dear Jack Foundation Benefit Concert at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater on Friday that raised money for frontman Andrew McMahon’s Dear Jack Foundation, a volunteer-run charitable organization that helps raise awareness and supports charities that help young adult cancer patients. Jack’s Mannequin will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 5th, and then in the new year will set off on a string of US dates that kick off in St. Louis on January 19 and run through February 11 in Washington DC. Following the US tour they will head to Australia for the Soundwave Festival before heading to Japan for a handful of dates. People and Things debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Albums Chart and at #9 on the overall Billboard 200 chart, as well as at #9 on Spotify’s album chart. American Songwriter called the first single “My Racing Thoughts” “a superb piece of piano rock that rivals some of Elton John’s best ’70s hits” and calls People and Things “easily the most musically cohesive album in the band’s catalog thus far.” Absolute Punk agrees that “it isn’t a stretch to call People and Things the best record of Andrew McMahon’s career. It’s almost a given that no pop album this year will be able to match the depth of this release.” Jack’s Mannequin’s new single “Release Me” is impacting radio now. “Release Me” short film “Release Me” Soundcloud Streaming Link Jack’s Mannequin 2012 Tour Dates January 19 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant January 20 – Kansas City, MO – The Beaumont Club January 21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue January 23 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave January 24 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues January 27 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s January 28 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room January 29 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues January 31 – Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy February 2 – Portland, ME – State Theater February 3 – Boston, MA – House of Blues February 6 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA February 8 – New York City, NY – Irving Plaza February 9 – New York City, NY – Irving Plaza February 10 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club February 11 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club February 25 – Brisbane, Australia – Soundwave Festival @ RNA Showgrounds February 26 – Sydney, Australia – Soundwave Festival @ Olympic Park March 2 – Melbourne, Australia – Soundwave Festival @ Showgrounds – SOLD OUT March 3 – Adelaide, Australia – Soundwave Festival @ Bonython Park March 5 – Perth, Australia, Soundwave Festival @ Claremont Showgrounds March 12 – Tokyo, Japan – Quattro March 13 – Tokyo, Japan – Quattro March 14 – Osaka, Japan – Akasao www.jacksmannequin.com