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@#%&*! Smilers (Special Edition)

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Description: L L Amazon.co.uk Despite that unwieldy, rather craven title, @#%&! Smilers has already been acclaimed by some critics as the best record in Aimee Mann’s long career. Few fans will be disappointed. The opening "Freeway" may be built around a fairly slight play on words ("you got a lot of money but you can’t afford the freeway" goes the chorus) but the nagging melody and expansive synth-laden arrangement, reminiscent of her East Coast counterparts and fellow suburban critics Fountains of Wayne, is nigh on irresistible. "Stranger Into Starman" is a mere snippet, and all the better for its bre ... (more)
Manufacturer: Superego Records
Release date: 3 June 2008
EAN: 0698519002723 UPC: 698519002723
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