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Aimee Mann

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For her 2008 solo album, Aimee Mann threw out the electric guitars and wheeled in the keyboards for a lush, orchestrated collection of primarily mid-tempo tunes that feature her usual literate observations, careful character sketches, and a subtle sense of humor. The electric guitar is never missed. Mann simply soldiers on with her usual melodic gifts turning out songs that haunt with somber overtones. “Freeway” begins things with the tale of a wealthy speedfreak with all the right connections to well hide his troubles. “Thirty-One Today” sends the 47 year old songwriter back a few years to reminisce. “Medicine Wheel” settles as a ballad at the piano, “Ballantines” utilizes a saloon piano apropos of its sentiment, while “Great Beyond“ prefers the comfort of several layers of synths and organs to couch its sentiments. “True Believer,” written with Grant Lee Phillips, has a zen-like calm to its slow build. “Borrowing Time” adds a horn section, while “Columbus Ave.” features piano and strings that recall Mann’s penchant for songs that belong on the silver screen with their emotional sweep. Mann remains a master of the somber mid-tempo.

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Smilers

Having become acquainted with Aimee Mann's work after the release of The Forgotten Arm, I found that album to be extremely compelling, semi-sorrowful, yet fully amazing, if underrated by some critics. I've waited for months for this new album, having seen her perform on Long Island last August. The sound is great on this new album; if you appreciate her for the premise on which she writes, you'll get the full experience - makes you feel like you're floating

Aimee Stuns Every Time

I first consciously listened to Aimee Mann when she parterned with P.T. Anderson for Magnolia. The soundtrack and Bachelor No. 2 are still in frequent rotation almost ten years later as are all her records. Sure, I had heard "Voices Carry," but ignorantly. (Still, the Til Tuesday records are fantastic.) From "Whatever" to "The Forgotten Arm," Mann has bowled me over with ease all these years with no signs of slowing either in melodic and lyrical facility or my own awe. This, quite simply, is a great album. In many ways, musically, it's quite a step in a new direction for Mann with new, creative melodies and beautiful string arrangements and a focus on piano that she began on "The Forgotten Arm." She also eschewed, as she has often said, the electric guitar, and she's right when she says you don't really miss it. Great songs, great lyrics, great singing. Among all the great songs (and the perplexing "Stranger Into Starman"), "31 Today" reminds me of the close-to-home wisdom that she did so well with "Momentum" for "Magnolia." And the duet "Ballantines" is a perfect, perfect closer. Buy without hesitation if you want some classic and somber pop with a literate bent.

This CD is fantastic and spellbinding.

This is absolutely an amazing CD. Support Aimee and you will not be disappointed. Her voice is perfect.

Biography

Born: September 8, 1960 in Richmond, VA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

During the '80s, Aimee Mann led the post-new wave pop group 'Til Tuesday. After releasing three albums with the group, she broke up the band and embarked on a solo career. Her first solo album, Whatever, was a more introspective, folk-tinged effort than 'Til Tuesday's albums, and received uniformly positive reviews upon its release in the summer of 1993. However, the album was only a small hit, spending only seven weeks on the American charts, where it peaked at 127. Nevertheless, Whatever rejuvenated...
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