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Etichetta Souterrain Transmissions
Formato Cd/Lp
Data di uscita Ottobre 2010
Artista Annuals
Titolo Count The Rings
Distribuzione Audioglobe
ANNUALS
Count The Rings
tracklisting
1. Eyes In The Darkness
2. Hot Night Hounds
3. Springtime
4. Hair Don’t Grow
5. Hardwood Floor
6. Loxstep
7. Turncloaking
8. Sweet Sister
9. The Giving Tree
10. Always Do
11. Holler And Howl
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Annuals are friends. Annuals are plant enthusiasts & animal lovers. Annuals
are part of a harmonious family and Annuals also happen to be a band.
Hailing from the tranquilly artistic town of Raleigh, NC, Annuals are a
talented assembly of young musicians, whose debut was released just
short of their twentieth birthdays. And when Annuals get together, the
music they create is very special indeed.Three of Annuals' members Adam Baker (songwriter/vocals/every other instrument under the sun),
Kenny Florence (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Mike Robinson
(bass/backing vocals) – formed their first band together when they were
13. Zack Oden (drums/guitar), Donzel Radford (drums/percussion) and
Anna Spence (keyboard/piano/backing vocals) soon followed, solidifying
the group's six person line-up in 2004. From this morethan-potent
combination of players and personalities an incredible music collective was
born. Frontman Baker, a gifted composer who had already amassed a body
of work by age 17, is an expert at constructing beautifully layered
soundscapes that morph and blossom into lush, bombastic pop anthems.
The band released their first album “Be He Me” in 2006 to much critical
acclaim. After tours with The Flaming Lips, Bloc Party and Calexico & Minus
the Bear, Annuals continued to impress with their exuberant live
performances, Southern charm, youthful attitude and amazingly crafted
and eclectic songs. If their sound proved the limitless possibilities of their
musical imaginations, their shows established them as a mad, energetic
force in which members often switched instruments between and during
songs. And now, Annuals are ready for more.“Count the Rings” will be
Annuals first European release since “Be He Me”. It is a compelling mix of
the band’s favorite songs and b-sides that have yet to see the light of day
outside of the US. All songs are written by Adam and most produced &
recorded by him in Annuals owned hometown, Terpsikhore Studios. This is
Annuals the way they want you to hear them. Very appropriately, the first
single from “Count the Rings” is a catchy once b-side,“Eyes in the
Darkness”.“Count the Rings” encompasses the pure energy of what
Annuals are made of and known for; the quirky experimentalism, the
intrinsic pop sensibility, the impeccable production & the boundless
independent spirit.Electrifyingly alive.
“Invokes exactly the futuristic tropicalia that Beck was supposed to be
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http://www.souterraintransmissions.com perfecting by now.” Pitchfork – 7.8
“(On Be He Me) these young North Carolinans’ inventiveness and
demented humour puts them close to The Flaming Lips or The Spinto
Band.” NME - 8/10
“Annuals use every part of their 5-man/1 woman lineup to create really
heavy, meaty songs that leave nothing to the imagination” Soundcheck
Magazine
”Indie-pop excellence, bubbly and believable” The Village Voice