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Aimee Mann adapts songs for 'Girl, Interrupted' on stage

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Aimee Mann adapts songs for 'Girl, Interrupted' on stage

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Mann was tapped to write songs for a stage adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir, and released several of the songs on her album Queens of the Summer Hotel.

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On A Tom Waits Covers Album, Women Transform A Classic Catalog

Allison Moorer, Phoebe Bridgers and more cover the music of Tom Waits in a new album. Frazer Harrison/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption

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On A Tom Waits Covers Album, Women Transform A Classic Catalog

Allison Moorer and producer Warren Zanes discuss making the tribute record Come On Up To the House, which also features Aimee Mann, Rosanne Cash and Phoebe Bridgers.

On A Tom Waits Covers Album, Women Transform A Classic Catalog

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'I Think It's Hard To Be A Person': Aimee Mann On Compassionate Songwriting

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'I Think It's Hard To Be A Person': Aimee Mann On Compassionate Songwriting

The singer-songwriter's music has long been characterized as melancholy. For her album Mental Illness, she leaned into that stereotype, writing songs that empathize with other people's struggles.

'I Think It's Hard To Be A Person': Aimee Mann On Compassionate Songwriting

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Aimee Mann And Ted Leo: A Collaboration, Inspired By The Fonz

Aimee Mann and Ted Leo at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, the site of the very first show they played together. Benjamin Wick hide caption

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Aimee Mann And Ted Leo: A Collaboration, Inspired By The Fonz

The pair, who play as The Both, share the catalyst of their musical partnership: a statue in Milwaukee of Happy Days' Fonzie. Hear a love song to (and named after) the city that brought them together.

Aimee Mann And Ted Leo: A Collaboration, Inspired By The Fonz

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Ted Leo And Aimee Mann On Ego, Humor And The Uncanny Valley

Ted Leo and Aimee Mann join forces on a new album named for their collaborative songwriting project, The Both. Christian Lantry/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Ted Leo And Aimee Mann On Ego, Humor And The Uncanny Valley

Alternative rock legends in their own right, the pair say their collaboration as The Both began with a shared obsession: a statue in Milwaukee that looks just a little too real.

Ted Leo And Aimee Mann On Ego, Humor And The Uncanny Valley

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The Both: Tiny Desk Concert

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The Both: Tiny Desk Concert

Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo often reside at opposite ends of the volume knob. What unfolds in this performance isn't compromise, though, so much as a creative challenge.

The Both: Tiny Desk Concert

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First Listen: The Both, 'The Both'

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First Listen: The Both, 'The Both'

Aimee Mann and Ted Leo find ways to share the spotlight on their charming debut as a duo. Each singer sounds freshened and energized — never diminished — by the collaboration.

The Both, 'The Both'

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Aimee Mann: The 'Charmer' And The Disciplined Id

Ken Tucker says Aimee Mann's latest album, Charmer, is a song cycle about getting rid of a cynical frame of mind. Sheryl Nields hide caption

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Aimee Mann: The 'Charmer' And The Disciplined Id

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Ken Tucker says that Charmer is a song cycle about getting rid of a cynical frame of mind; about distancing yourself from people who are dragging you down.

Aimee Mann: The 'Charmer' And The Disciplined Id

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Aimee Mann: 'Charmer Is Just Another Word For Narcissist'

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Aimee Mann: 'Charmer Is Just Another Word For Narcissist'

Mann has been making music since the 1980s; first, with the group 'Til Tuesday, and since then as an accomplished solo artist. Her new album, Charmer, is a series of character sketches exploring loyalty and exploitation.

Aimee Mann: 'Charmer Is Just Another Word For Narcissist'

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First Listen: Aimee Mann, 'Charmer'

Aimee Mann's new album, Charmer, comes out Sept. 18. Sheryl Nields/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Aimee Mann, 'Charmer'

Mann has never been a mere bummer, and her eighth solo record unfurls with a springy zinginess that makes it hard to resist. Charmer is the work of a sharp, confident veteran who's never strayed far from the top of her game.

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World Cafe Looks Back: '90s Singer-Songwriters

Left to right: Aimee Mann, Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega.

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World Cafe Looks Back: '90s Singer-Songwriters

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For World Cafe's 20th anniversary, a look at archival interviews with '90s-era singer-songwriters, including Bruce Cockburn, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Aimee Mann and Suzanne Vega.

World Cafe Looks Back: '90s Singer-Songwriters

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Song Of The Day

Aimee Mann Marks An Awkward Milestone

Date aside, the day that Aimee Mann endures on "Thirty One Today" should have no particular weight to it. Compared to crossing over into a new decade, or even hitting a halfway point like 35, turning 31 isn't much of a milestone. And that's how it plays out.

'Thirty One Today' by Aimee Mann

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The Best, Worst and Weirdest in Holiday CDs

Every year brings a flood of new holiday CDs, and with good reason: They're quick and easy to make, most if not all of the songs have already been written, and they get reissued practically every year. From Sufjan Stevens to Twisted Sister to The Chipmunks, here's a look at 2006's holiday crop.

The Best, Worst and Weirdest in Holiday CDs

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