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''Charmer'' is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released by SuperEgo Records on September 18, 2012 (see 2012 in music). The album was produced by Mann's bassist, Paul Bryan, and features a guest appearance by The Shins frontman James Mercer, who duets with Mann on the track "Living a Lie." It debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at #33. Laura Linney stars in the music video for the first single, "Charmer."〔(Aimee Mann gets a Laura Linney robot double in her new video for "Charmer" ). The A.V. Club (2012-8-16). Retrieved on 2012-9-24.〕 The video for the second single, "Labrador," is a shot-for-shot remake of the video for "Voices Carry," the 1985 hit of Mann's former band, 'Til Tuesday.〔(Aimee Mann remakes "Voices Carry" with help from Ted Leo, Jon Hamm, Tom Scharpling, and Jon Wurster ). The A.V. Club (2012-9-18). Retrieved on 2012-9-19.〕 == Reception == 〕 |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1Score = 〔 |rev2 = ''American Songwriter'' |rev2Score = |rev3 = ''Blurt'' |rev3Score = |rev4 = Consequence of Sound |rev4Score = |rev5 = musicOMH |rev5Score = |rev6 = No Ripcord |rev6Score = |rev7 = PopMatters |rev7Score = |rev8 = ''Rolling Stone'' |rev8Score = 〔 |rev9 = ''Under the Radar'' |rev9Score = 〔 |rev10 = ''Uncut'' |rev10Score = (8/10)〔 }} ''Charmer'' so far has a score of 73 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".〔 Jody Rosen, in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, criticized its lyrics and production concluding "()here's little new here, and even less charm".〔 Posted in 〕 Allmusic, however, was more positive, citing its hooks as "spiky and precise", and concluding that it was "an immediate, engaging pop record". Other reviews are positive: ''Filter'' gave the album a score of 84% and stated that "Thirty years in, Mann continues to charm, a hidden glint in her eye." ''Mojo'' gave the album four stars out of five and called it "an Americana and power-pop confection with piano and tasteful guitars swaddled in the choicest vintage tones."〔 ''The Independent'' gave it a favorable review and called it "Another sweet viper's bite of post-Freudian dyspepsia from the singersongwriter who loves to mistrust." ''Paste'' gave it a score of 7.8 out of ten and stated: "The simple fact that Aimee Mann continues writing songs around these distressing observations and putting them out on such achingly beautiful records seems proof that-despite all the twisted, cutting truths she's spied under the lens of her artistic microscope--she still somehow clings to the sable cloud's silver flash." ''The A.V. Club'' gave it a B and said that Mann "is able to match her ideas to music with real kick." Other reviews are average or mixed: ''Q'' gave the album three stars out of five and called Mann "good and snarky".〔 ''The New York Times'' gave it an average review and said it "represents a sunny term for (), at least in relative terms." ''The Boston Globe'', however, gave it a mixed review and stated: "Too many tracks flirt with flat inconsequentiality, and too often the lyrics slip by without the sting of Mann's normally incisive wordsmithery." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charmer (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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