Aimee @#%&! Mann

Aimee Mann will release her seventh solo album on June 3. Titles @#%&! Smilers, it will feature all new material composed by Mann except for “True Believer” which she co-wrote with Grant Lee Phillips. Of the album, Aimee stated, “We tried not to echo any previous albums…for this one we wanted to use a different palate, thus replacing electric guitars with distorted Wurlitzers, Clavinets, and analog synthesizers. We made the low end and rhythm section full and organic-sounding, with Jay Bellrose’s quirky approach to percussion and my acoustic guitar together. For this album the acoustic guitar is present in a new way, one that melds with Jay’s rhythm section and acts as an adjunct to the high-hat. On top of that we layered detailed interwoven keyboards and on select songs added a lush string section; on others a full horn section.”

Aimee Mann will tour in support of the album and land in the following places:

June 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo
June 6 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
June 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo
June 12 – Minneapolis, MN – Minneapolis Zoo
June 13 – Milwaukee WI – Pabst Theater
June 15 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
July 9 – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Auditorium
July 11 – Denver, CO – Denver Botanical Gardens
July 12 – Park City, UT – Deer Valley Resort
July 14 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
July 15 – Rosebud, OR – Stewart Park
July 16 – Seattle, WA – Seattle Zoo
July 24 – Calgary, Alberta – Calgary Music Festival