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@#%&*! Smilers
Singer-Songwriter · 2008 · 13 tracks · 45m

@#%&*! Smilers

Aimee Mann

A guitar-free collection of sophisticated chamber pop. Warm analog synths and dry, deadpan vocals dissect the quiet disappointments of adulthood.

June 3, 2008 · Sony

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A sophisticated blend of sunny, vintage-pop arrangements and sharp, introspective lyrics about the friction of adulthood.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 45m
01
Freeway
3:50
02
Stranger Into Starman
1:32
03
Looking for Nothing
3:47
04
Phoenix
3:56
05
Borrowing Time
3:12
06
It’s Over
3:59
07
31 Today
4:52
08
The Great Beyond
3:12
09
Medicine Wheel
4:08
10
Columbus Avenue
4:06
11
Little Tornado
3:24
12
True Believer
3:32
13
Ballantines
2:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The bright, almost jaunty piano hook of Freeway masking a narrative about addiction and denial.
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