With
@#%&*! Smilers, Aimee Mann returns to her old form of songs about the struggles of every day people, often from the perspective of those on the outside looking in. Beginning with the title which must use euphemistic puncutation for its obscenity, she uses cynicism and defiance for her songs and characters in her songs. It's both familiar territory and musical styles she's used before, but it's quintisential Aimee Mann and she has many fans who love her for it. All Music says, "
Smilers grabs a listener, never making him or her work at learning the record, as there are both big pop hooks and a rich sonic sheen. At its heart it's just a collection of songs, but it's that rare thing for a songwriter: it works as a piece of writing and a sterling pop album of its own."
CD released June 3, 2008.
Articles, reviews, and interviews:
All Music review
Rolling Stone review
Pop Matters review
Track List:
1. Freeway
2. Stranger Into Starman
3. Looking for Nothing
4. Phoenix
5. Borrowing Time
6. It's Over
7. Thirty One Today
8. Great Beyond
9. Medicine Wheel10. Columbus Ave.11. Little Tornado12. True Believer13. Ballantines
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