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Smilers is a masterpiece from a songwriter who's quietly chronicling the blanched last days of a sunshine empire.
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This one is kinda slept on. It might seem like a lighter, synthier little bro of The Forgotten Arm, but I think there are some absolute gems in here. Phoenix and Thirty One Today are always on my mind.
It's some of the the most amazing music I know.
Smilers won't give you Long Shot live at St. Ann's Warehouse. It won't. It won't give you carefree and juvenile Ghost World.
Yes, Fuckin Smilers is entirely mid- or low-tempo. Aimee's patent writing caught up to her melodies and took the whole ship down. First-time listeners may even groan when they finish the album. There's really not much electric lead guitar on it (which Aimee wouldn't be playing ... read more
One of many middle-of-the-road Aimee Mann albums. This one does have some nice highlights though. Fav tracks : Freeway, Looking For Nothing, Phoenix, Borrowing Time, It's Over, Thirty One Today, Columbus Avenue, Little Tornado
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Track List
| 1 | Freeway 3:50 | 82 |
| 2 | Stranger Into Starman 1:31 | 82 |
| 3 | Looking For Nothing 3:46 | 81 |
| 4 | Phoenix 3:56 | 91 |
| 5 | Borrowing Time 3:12 | 77 |
| 6 | It's Over 3:58 | 81 |
| 7 | Thirty One Today 4:52 | 82 |
| 8 | Great Beyond 3:12 | 80 |
| 9 | Medicine Wheel 4:08 | 80 |
| 10 | Columbus Avenue 4:06 | 80 |
| 11 | Little Tornado 3:23 | 83 |
| 12 | True Believer 3:32 | 75 |
| 13 | Ballantines 2:21 feat. Sean Hayes | 80 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
