Aimee Mann

Aimee Mann first gained attention in the 1980s as the lead singer of the Boston band 'Til Tuesday, which had a hit with "Voices Carry." She went solo in 1990 with the album "Whatever," and over the next few decades released records like "Bachelor No. 2, or, the Last Remains of the Dodo," "Lost in Space," and "Mental Illness." Her songs "Wise Up" and "Save Me" became particularly well-known, the latter featured in Paul Thomas Anderson's film "Magnolia."

Her writing tends toward the personal and observational, with a dry wit that keeps even the darker material from feeling heavy. Tracks like "How am I different?" and "Labrador" show her knack for sketching characters and situations with plain-spoken detail. She's worked with musicians like Michael Penn and Grant-Lee Phillips, and wrote the theme for the HBO series "Enlightened."

In recent years she's put out albums like "Queens of the Summer" in 2021. She often plays with a core band that includes Paul Bryan on bass and Jay Bellerose on drums.