Mental Illness

by Aimee Mann

Mental Illness cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 31 March 2017
  • Label: SuperEgo
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:38
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Returning to her acoustic folk roots, the veteran singer-songwriter delivers a deeply melancholic, beautifully orchestrated collection of chamber pop. Winning the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, the record dissects emotional dysfunction and relational tragedy with her signature sharp wit and melodic grace.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, breakup, acoustic, confessional, storytelling, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Goose Snow Cone (3:35)
  2. Stuck in the Past (3:33)
  3. You Never Loved Me (3:07)
  4. Rollercoasters (3:44)
  5. Lies of Summer (2:42)
  6. Patient Zero (3:41)
  7. Good for Me (4:09)
  8. Knock It Off (3:01)
  9. Philly Sinks (3:14)
  10. Simple Fix (4:12)
  11. Poor Judge (3:33)

Credits

  • Aimee Mann - primary artist, acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals, percussion, songwriter
  • Jonathan Coulton - acoustic guitar [fingerpicked acoustic guitar], backing vocals, songwriter
  • Ted Leo - backing vocals
  • Eric Gorfain - band [the section quartet is], violin
  • Leah Katz - band [the section quartet is], viola
  • Marisa Kuney - band [the section quartet is], violin
  • Richard Dodd - band [the section quartet is], cello
  • John Krovoza - cello

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