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- Artist(s): Aimee Mann, Ted Leo
- Summary: The debut release for the collaboration between Aimee Mann and Ted Leo was produced by Paul Bryan.
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- Record Label: Superego
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Milwaukee | |
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We walked over the bridge in Milwaukee Past the statues of Fonz and the duck With the wind kicking in and the sparrows all running amok And that... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Alternative PressApr 8, 2014It's an album without pretense or misstep. [May 2014, p.88]
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Apr 8, 2014It's a unified album, in which sound is every bit as crucial as craft. Despite the formidable solo careers involved, The Both improbably sounds like the work of a band.
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Apr 15, 2014Even as Mann pushes toward friendly pop-rock and Leo pulls toward spiky punkiness, the lack of struggle in that mild tension makes for a charm offensive that’s hard to resist.
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Apr 16, 2014It’s [not] the best album from either performer (the low-pressure nature of their collaboration makes for equally low stakes), but it’s definitely the most digestible.
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Apr 17, 2014New Wave heartthrob and master songcrafter Aimee Mann gets welcome vocal and guitar snarl from Ted Leo, a post-punk heartthrob in his own right whose unfussy attack benefits from Mann's melodic and harmonic touch.
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Apr 8, 2014The tunes barely let up until the Mann-led "Hummingbird" and "Honesty Is No Excuse" more than halfway through, and even then the usual boring singer/songwriter-isms become a nice resting place from the otherwise inescapable hooks.
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Apr 14, 2014At heart, this is an enthusiastic debut that can’t quite live up to its own billing, but at least it shows two veterans who have bravely embraced the neophyte’s challenge of figuring out their sound.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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May 21, 2014
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May 13, 2014
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