Aimee Mann Performs 'Patient Zero' on CONAN

Acclaimed artist Aimee Mann performs "Patient Zero" on "CONAN." Watch/share her performance here: http://bit.ly/2vVLVw5. The track appears on Mann's latest album, Mental Illness (SuperEgo Records), which continues to receive critical praise. The New York Times proclaims, "Mental Illness wallows in its troubles, and it's an exquisite wallow," while The Los Angeles Times adds, "Every doomed syllable is sacred and every tragic rhyme fits, as though each song were a puzzle to which only Mann knows the solution." NPR Music furthers, "Mental Illness can be punishingly sad, but also breathtakingly pretty." Artist quote sheet can be found here: http://bit.ly/2rvPByi

Mental Illness shows off Mann's rich, incisive and wry melancholia in an almost all-acoustic format, with a "finger-picky" style inspired by some of her favorite '60s and '70s folk-rock records, augmented by haunting strings arranged by her longtime producer, Paul Bryan. On this eleven-track album, the Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning singer remains a student of human behavior, drawing not just on her own experiences to form the characters in the songs but tales told by friends. Additional players include: Jonathan Coulton on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, Jay Bellerose on drums, Jamie Edwards on piano, John Roderick as a co-writer and Ted Leo (who recently joined her in a joint side project, The Both) as a background singer.

After several albums with Til Tuesday, Mann began her solo career in 1993 with the album Whatever and made a name for herself through her independent success and the founding of her record label, SuperEgo Records. In addition to her solo albums, she has appeared on many film soundtracks, most notably the score for Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia, with "Save Me" landing her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Original Song.

In 2014, Mann joined up with Ted Leo for a more rock-oriented duo project, releasing a self-titled album under the name The Both. Other extracurricular activities since her previous record Charmer ranged from playing herself on the hit TV series Portlandia to performing for President Obama and the First Lady at the White House. Named one of The Huffington Post's "13 Funny Musicians You Should Be Following On Twitter," Mann has gained a diehard social media following for her quick wit and stinging observation.

MENTAL ILLNESS TRACKLIST

Goose Snow Cone
Stuck In The Past
You Never Loved Me
Rollercoasters
Lies Of Summer
Patient Zero
Good For Me
Knock It Off
Philly Sinks
Simple Fix
Poor Judge

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