Aimee Mann's seventh solo release to date, @#%&! Smilers, is a return to form after the artistic detours of 2005's concept album The Forgotten Arm and 2006's Christmas CD One More Drifter in the Snow.
Featuring thirteen new original songs, producer Paul Bryan describes the record as "deceptively powerful...very rich and grand sounding". The songs range from the stripped-down-to-basics of "Columbus Avenue", to the almost Cars-esque synth-pop of "Freeway", along side the classic Jimmy Webb/Glen Campbell-era "Phoenix", and the hushed creepiness of "Little Tornado."
The final song "Ballantines" is a duet with Sean Hayes complete with barroom piano and trombone section. All of the songs were penned by Mann, with the exception of "True Believer", co-written with fellow singer-songwriter Grant Lee Phillips.
Jul 9 '08 Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder, CO
Jul 11 '08 Botanical Gardens, Denver, CO
Jul 12 '08 Deer Valley Resort Park City, UT
Jul 14 '08 Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
Jul 15 '08 Stewart Park, Roseburg, OR
Jul 16 '08 Woodland Zoo, Seattle, WA
Jul 18 '08 Vancouver Music Festival, Vancouver, BC
Jul 19 '08 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
Jul 24 '08 Calgary Music Festival Calgary,AB
Jul 26 '08 Berklee Performance Center Boston, MA
Jul 28 '08 Washington Park Albany, NY
Jul 30 '08 The View (tent.)
Jul 30 '08 The Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
Jul 31 '08 Barnes & Noble Union Square New York, NY
Aug 1 '08 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Aug 2 '08 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Aug 4 '08 World Caf� Live, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 5 '08 World Caf� Live, Philadelphia, PA
Aug 7 '08 Edmonton Folk Festival Edmonton, AB
Aug 28 '08 The Music Hall Toronto, ON
Aug 29 '08 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
Aug 31 '08 Ravina Highland Park, IL
Sep 2 '08 The Pageant, St Louis, MO
Sep 3 '08 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Sep 4 '08 Bama Theatre, Tuscaloosa, AL
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