There were a couple of songs I had written before but mostly were written specifically for this project. “And, we had a string section work on some of the tracks at United Studio in L.A. “We recorded ‘Mental Illness’ at Paul’s home studio in L.A.,” said Mann. “Mental Illness” is an album of mostly-acoustic, stripped-down songs augmented frequently by string arrangements by Bryan. My producer Paul Bryan helps me choose the set. For this tour, we had a rehearsal the day before it started, and it was easier to see which songs fit. Sometimes, it’s not easy to choose songs. “In my live set for this tour, probably half is songs from the new record. A few years ago, I did an acoustic show with all requests. “I don’t know that I have an any ‘must play’ songs,” said Mann. Mann has a huge repertoire from which to draw for her current shows. It’s always nice to do some around the holiday season.” But, we’ll do some songs together and probably do a few Christmas tunes for the December shows. Ted has a new album out that he is touring as an opener. “These shows I’m doing with Ted are not holiday shows.
I stay busy – just little things here and there…like doing a song for a Tom Waits cover album. The record is ‘The Forgotten Arm,” which I released about 10 years ago. “I’m working on turning a record into a musical. right now – working on a project on-and-off,” said Mann, during a recent phone interview. Mann is touring in support of her new album “Mental Illness,” which was released independently in March on her own label – Super Ego Records. show will be sandwiched between her regular shows at two Pennsylvania venues – the Colonial Theatre on December 14 and the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg on December 16. This year, Mann’s lone holiday show will be at the Beacon Theatre in New York. This time last year, Mann and Leo performed together in a special holiday show at Union Transfer in Philadelphia. On December 14, Mann will add another venue to the long and varied list when she headlines a Point Entertainment show at the Colonial Theatre (Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610- 917-1228, with sometimes musical mate Ted Leo as the opener. Mann has played everywhere from huge arenas (the Spectrum) to outdoor venues (Mann Music Center, Philadelphia Zoo) to small clubs (Chestnut Cabaret, World Café Live at the Queen). Aimee Mann has probably played more different area venues than any other act on the scene – starting with her formative days in ’til Tuesday and continuing through her long solo career.
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