Charmer
by Aimee Mann
  • Record Label: Superego
  • Release Date: Sep 18, 2012
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 23, 2012
    60
    She's good and snarky on Charmer. [Nov 2012, p. 101]
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  2. No Ripcord
    Oct 15, 2012
    50
    It doesn't really work for either audience it aspires to please, and I'm left feeling a bit bored.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Sep 25, 2012
    50
    There's little new here, and even less charm.
  5. Boston Globe
    Sep 18, 2012
    50
    Too many tracks flirt with flat inconsequentiality, and too often the lyrics slip by without the sting of Mann's normally incisive wordsmithery.
  6. The New York Times
    Sep 18, 2012
    60
    Charmer, her eighth studio album, represents a sunny turn for her, at least in relative terms.
  7. Under The Radar
    Sep 17, 2012
    60
    The record doesn't veer far from the template Mann has established over the last decade. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.122]
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  8. American Songwriter
    Sep 17, 2012
    60
    Charmer is at its finest during the most subdued, quietly detailed stretches, which veer closer to what we've heard from Mann on past efforts.
  9. musicOMH.com
    Sep 17, 2012
    60
    There is some magic to Mann's music and it's often hard to define.

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. John4823
    Nov 12, 2021
    8
    After the ho-hum "The Forgotten Arm" and the sleepy "Smilers," "Charmer" offers a refreshing change of pace. It's a very underrated album. IAfter the ho-hum "The Forgotten Arm" and the sleepy "Smilers," "Charmer" offers a refreshing change of pace. It's a very underrated album. I mean, can you believe that after NINE years, mine is the very first user review??? Well, as they say, there's no accounting for taste. ;)

    This album has a lot of variety, and it's Mann's most entertaining. The first two songs are the standouts—especially the haunting "Disappeared." All the songs here are pretty good, though. Toward the end, "Barfly" and "Gumby" are sort of silly, but still not bad. And "Gamma Ray" has a ton of energy. Even the bonus tracks are worth hearing.

    In a nutshell, this is a fun album worth checking out.    … Full Review »
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