2008-06-13
Aimee Mann : @#%&*! Smilers : SuperEgo Records Ms. Mann returns in good form with a collection of songs that we can no doubt chalk up on her musical fuselage, as they are classic Mann. Mixing elements of Americana, folk, and contemporary power pop, Aimee’s latest work, as well as the rest of it, should appeal to fans of Natalie Merchant, Paula Cole, Summerteeth-era Wilco, and Ryan Adams. The track “Looking for Nothing” is a fine starting point for the curious. Track 9 contains the word ‘bitch’. Reviewed by Trevor Edmonds : June 2008
Sarah Jane Scouten
When the Bloom Falls from The Rose
PAUL THORN
TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED
FRANK BLACK
Fast Man Raider Man
THE SOUL OF JOHN BLACK
The Good Girl Blues
THE HEAVY BLINKERS
The Night And I Are Still So Young
Andrew Bird
Armchair Apocrypha
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