Aimee Mann joins host Raina Douris

Aimee Mann looked to the Susannah Kaysen memoir Girl, Interrupted when crafting her latest album, Queens of the Summer Hotel. She discusses exploring mental illness in the new songs and how her writing process changed in order to capture some of the more intense moments and characters in the book.

*Luna “Tiger Lily” Bewitched

Aimee Mann “You Fall” Recorded Live For The World Cafe

Aimee Mann “Burn It Out” Recorded Live For The World Cafe

Aimee Mann “Suicide Is Murder” Recorded Live For The World Cafe

Aimee Mann “I See You” Recorded Live For The World Cafe

Brittany Howard “Stay High” Jaime

Wilco “Heavy Metal Drummer” Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Kacey Musgraves “Justified” Star-Crossed

Foals “Wake Me Up” Wake Me Up (single)

M83 “Midnight City” Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

The Velvet Underground “Femme Fatale” The Velvet Underground

Hour Two
*Peter Gabriel “That Voice Again” So

Father John Misty “Funny Girl” Funny Girl (single)

Jackson Browne “Linda Paloma” The Pretender

Courtney Barnett “Write A List Of Things To Look Forward To” Things Take Time, Take Time

The Pixies “Here Comes Your Man” Doolittle

Lo Moon “Dream Never Dies” Dream Never Dies (single)

Beach House “Once Twice Melody” Once Twice Melody

Hozier “Nina Cried Power” Wasteland, Baby!

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Can’t Let Go” Raise The Roof

Cosmic Guilt “Urge For Going” Urge For Going (single)

Big Thief “Time Escaping” Dragon New Warm Mountain

Rilo Kiley “Portions For Foxes” More Adventurous

The Head And The Heart “Rhythm & Blues” Signs Of Light

*Optional Song