Queens of the Summer Hotel
Queens of the Summer Hotel | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 5, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2021 | |||
Studio | United Recording | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 40:20 | |||
Label | SuperEgo | |||
Producer | Paul Bryan | |||
Aimee Mann chronology | ||||
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Singles from Queens of the Summer Hotel | ||||
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Queens of the Summer Hotel is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released on November 5, 2021, on SuperEgo Records.[1]
Recording[]
Mann started working on the album in 2018, when she began writing songs for a stage adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's 1993 memoir Girl, Interrupted, about Kaysen's time at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.[2][3] The album title was inspired by an Anne Sexton poem.[2] The album was announced on August 6, 2021, with the release of the first single, "Suicide Is Murder".[4]
Critical reception[]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
The A.V. Club | B[7] |
Riff | 6/10[8] |
Kirsten Lambert from the Chicago Reader wrote, "Mann probes the depths of human experience, addressing some grim subject matter—including suicide, self-immolation, and incest," concluding that the album "isn't a quick (or easy) listen. This one will stay with you for a while."[1] Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club called the album "an unusual (and unusually rewarding) project," writing, "It doesn't have the instant-classic pop of some of her earlier material, but as a more somber, measured collection of music (none of the jangly pop-rock of Charmer to be found here), it's a winner."[7]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Aimee Mann.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You Fall" | 3:35 |
2. | "Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath" | 3:13 |
3. | "Give Me Fifteen" | 2:42 |
4. | "At the Frick Museum" | 3:03 |
5. | "Home by Now" | 1:35 |
6. | "Checks" | 0:34 |
7. | "Little Chameleon" | 1:44 |
8. | "You Don't Have the Room" | 4:06 |
9. | "Suicide Is Murder" | 4:14 |
10. | "You Could Have Been a Roosevelt" | 2:07 |
11. | "Burn It Out" | 2:57 |
12. | "In Mexico" | 3:33 |
13. | "Check (reprise)" | 0:57 |
14. | "You're Lost" | 2:16 |
15. | "I See You" | 3:36 |
Total length: | 40:20 |
Charts[]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 53 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] | 18 |
References[]
- ^ a b Lambert, Kirsten (2 November 2021). "Aimee Mann poignantly confronts mental illness on Queens of the Summer Hotel". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ a b Lentini, Liza (5 November 2021). "On The Record: Aimee Mann's Queens Of The Summer Hotel". Spin. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Pelly, Jenn (4 November 2021). "Aimee Mann: 'I have an enormous amount of compassion for people who are struggling'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (6 August 2021). "Aimee Mann Announces New Album Queens of the Summer Hotel, Shares Song". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Queens of the Summer Hotel by Aimee Mann". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Aimee Mann: Queens of the Summer Hotel". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b McLevy, Alex (5 November 2021). "Aimee Mann gets theatrical with the Girl, Interrupted-inspired Queens Of The Summer Hotel". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Alm, Rachel (3 November 2021). "Aimee Mann is a woman, interrupted on 'Queens of the Summer Hotel'". Riff Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- Aimee Mann albums
- 2021 albums
- SuperEgo Records albums
- Albums produced by Paul Bryan (musician)