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Albumism’s 100 Best Albums of 2021 | #41: Aimee Mann’s ‘Queens of the Summer Hotel’

November 29, 2021 Albumism Staff

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#41 | Aimee Mann | Queens of the Summer Hotel
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According to Justin Chadwick: “While the album’s song sequencing—which features a handful of brief interludes and abbreviated two-to-three-minutes-long compositions—seems thoughtfully constructed for the scene-by-scene progression of the stage production in question, the entirety of the project makes for an absorbing, ultimately rewarding listen. . . . It’s easy to embrace the album for what it is: an honest, honorable exploration of not just human vulnerability, but also, and importantly, the courage and inner strength that can be summoned to carry on through our darkest times.” [Read the Full Review]

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