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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Aimee Mann - "Save Me" (1999)

Aimee Mann has been in music for quite a while. Her first success was in the mid 80s as the singer of the band ‘Til Tuesday. After they parted ways she began working on solo material and released her solo debut Whatever in 1993. After another solo album, Mann composed the bulk of the songs for the soundtrack of director Paul Thomas Anderson’s third film Magnolia. While it’s not technically an Aimee Mann solo album because it features a few other artists, the Magnolia soundtrack is usually considered one of her albums. Magnolia is one of those movies that is great but not for any reason that I can explain to you. It’s been some years since I’ve seen and I need to re-view it, but much like Anderson’s 2007 Oscar nominee There Will Be Blood, Magnolia is long and slow moving but has some great performances and very engaging characters. Aimee Mann has since released three more solo records, the most recent being 2005’s The Forgotten Arm which from what I’ve heard is quite good. Her next album Smilers is due out on June 3rd.


Aimee Mann - "Save Me"

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