. ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁step ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁music ▁industry , ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁San ▁Clement e , ▁and ▁spent ▁his ▁time ▁foc uss ing ▁on ▁his ▁marriage , ▁mental ▁health ▁and ▁confidence . ▁ ▁In ▁September , ▁" W reck ing ▁Ball ▁Heart " ▁was ▁posted ▁online , ▁a ▁track ▁that ▁Mc M ah on ▁viewed ▁as ▁both ▁the ▁final ▁Jack ' s ▁Man ne quin ▁song ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁song . ▁Jack ' s ▁Man ne quin ▁played ▁their ▁final ▁show ▁in ▁November . ▁Following ▁this , ▁Mc M ah on ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁months ▁in ▁stud ios ▁doing ▁pop ▁writing ▁and ▁writing ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁TV ▁show ▁Sm ash . ▁After ▁this , ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁songs ▁for ▁a ▁solo ▁EP ; ▁The ▁Pop ▁Under ground ▁EP ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Mc M ah on ▁then ▁earned ▁a ▁support ▁slot ▁for ▁O . A . R . ▁on ▁their ▁head lin ing ▁US ▁tour ▁between ▁June ▁and ▁August . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁Mc M ah on ▁received ▁an ▁Em my ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Sm ash ▁and ▁found ▁new ▁management , ▁who ▁suggested ▁he ▁take ▁time ▁off ▁from ▁tour ing ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁new ▁songs . ▁Following ▁this , ▁he ▁stayed ▁alone ▁in ▁a ▁cabin ▁in ▁Top anga ▁C any on , ▁near ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁in ▁August . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁week days ▁writing ▁for ▁his ▁debut ▁solo ▁album , ▁and ▁the ▁week ends ▁at