Aimee Mann: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Show Description
Aimee Mann: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert with tags npr, npr music, national public radio, live, performance, aimee mann, tiny desk, mental illness, rollercoasters, you never loved me, goose snow cone, patient zero, jonathan coulton, paul bryan, jamie edwards
Bob Boilen | May 8, 2017 — "This song is called 'You Never Loved Me' — it's another cheery, optimistic number," says Aimee Mann, introducing the second of four songs in this Tiny Desk Concert. She has been writing songs on the human condition — more often than not with a strong sense of humor to underpin the inevitable melancholy — as far back as the '80s, when she was the singer and bassist in Boston's The Young Snakes. Mann's newest solo record, the first in five years, is baldly called Mental Illness — clearly, there's a deep honesty within these songs. (Also: This is Aimee Mann's Tiny return, so if you're loving this, take a look at her performance with Ted Leo in their duo called The Both.)
Mental Illness is available now:
Set List
"Rollercoasters"
"You Never Loved Me"
"Goose Snow Cone"
"Patient Zero"
Musicians
Aimee Mann (vocals, guitar); Jonathan Coulton (guitar, vocals); Paul Bryan (bass, vocals); Jamie Edwards (piano, vocals)
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Niki Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Niki Walker, Morgan Noelle Smith, Bronson Arcuri; Production Assistant: A Noah Harrison; Photo: Marian Carrasquero/NPR.
