BUY ALBUM <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23nj_P-LU" title="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=CTiugamq7cM&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D293168055%2526id%253D293168039%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">HERE!</a><br /><br />Almost exactly two years after their acclaimed debut album, Be He Me, Annuals will finally be releasing their sophomore album, Such Fun, on October 7th, through Canvasback Music. The album was recorded throughout the band's home state of North Carolina, and co-produced by Annuals frontman Adam Baker and producer Jacquire King (Modest Mouse, Tom Waits.) Such Fun lives up to its name, embracing a vast landscape of musical richness, combining Adam’s accomplished songcraft with an instrumental palate that is even more blindingly colorful than their previous work. Straddling the line between epic post-rock, pop-rock guitar crunch, woozy country swings and lovely orchestral ballads, Such Fun is revelatory in its depth.<br /><br />Opener “Confessor” packs a killer, harmony-filled chorus layered with sweeping strings and keyboard droplets before the album moves into the head-nod mediation of “Hot Night Hounds,” the first song written for this record. “Down the Mountain” marries a drum-and-fiddle-filled jaunt with dancing polyrhythmic electric guitars, while “Always Do” is a smoldering swoon, dripping with slide guitar and a bursting crescendo chorus. Closing track “Wake” blossoms with bold, cinematic strings and promises of new beginnings, the perfect uplifting end to a perfectly crafted album that sees Annuals reaching to the farthest parts of their musical imaginations and coming back with something incredible.<br /><br />Be He Me was released when band members – Adam Baker (songwriter/vocals), Kenny Florence (lead guitar/backing vocals), Mike Robinson (bass/backing vocals), Anna Spence (keyboard/piano/backing vocals), Zack Oden (drums/guitar) and Donzel Radford (drums/percussion) -- were all around the age of nineteen. Critics (everyone from Rolling Stone to the New York Times to the NME) and fans alike fell instantly for the young band’s expansive, energetic sound, igniting a frenzy amongst bloggers that has shown no signs of slowing down. Tours with Bloc Party, The Flaming Lips and an appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien ensued, but in the pockets of downtime, Annuals secretly began to work on their newest creation, Such Fun. Adam's influences – Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Paul Simon – all melted together with his own sharply-honed melodic sensibilities as he wrote, depicting themes of loneliness, loss, and the organic world. The result is a record that is fully, electrifyingly alive, maintaining the breadth of Annuals’ scope while taking their sound in brilliant new directions. http://www.imeem.com/annuals Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <a href="http://links.imeem.com/24WIA6god_" title="http://sneakattackmedia.com/annualssuchfun/"><img src="http://sneakattackmedia.com/widgets/annuals/sf/suchfuncontest.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/museum" rel="tag"></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/contest" rel="tag"></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/annuals" rel="tag"></a> Annuals Contest http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2009/01/21/m7ZmGlqX/win-tickets-to-see-annuals-in-your-hometown Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:11:03 -0000 fxxj2YeMLu Please vote Annuals’ “Confessor” video for MTV2 Subterranean’s Video of 2008!<br><br>Click here:<br><a href="http://links.imeem.com/246l2V-7b_" title="http://www.mtv2.com/#series/26199"><img src=" http://www.mtv.com/shared/mtv2/subterranean/subterranean_08votepromo_300x150.jpg"></a> Annuals Blog http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2008/11/24/mLS5uN6W/please-vote-annuals-confessor-video-for-mtv2-subterraneans-video-of-2008 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:52:57 -0000 3YaBDMbTIm Click on the image to see the new Annuals widget!<br><a href="http://links.imeem.com/24p23M-7b_" title="http://widgets.clearspring.com/c/widget.bs?wid=49078cd86899fe1c"><img src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/43/l_729ee6b113da49b9973ac8142e53bc84.png"></a> Annuals Blog http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2008/11/24/ysd8StS5/annuals-widget Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:51:49 -0000 yrgHcIZReo Check out Annuals <a href="http://links.imeem.com/240GFHvMV_" title="http://newyork.metromix.com/music">interview</a> and <a href="http://links.imeem.com/240GFJuMV_" title="http://newyork.metromix.com/music/photogallery/cmj-2008-day-5/717187/content">photos</a> on Metromix!<br><a href="http://links.imeem.com/240GFHvMV_" title="http://newyork.metromix.com/music"><img src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/13/l_91f0f0428eb240ad945ac74c95bb0144.png"></a> Annuals Performance http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2008/11/03/ogidWCem/interview-on-metromix Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:13:51 -0000 2521mRsCv2 Annuals http://www.imeem.com/annuals/music/C1ozy6gn/the-annuals-eyes-in-the-darkness/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:45:49 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/annuals/music/C1ozy6gn/the-annuals-eyes-in-the-darkness/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p1.imeem.com/C1ozy6gn.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> JogwmdzCbm We have a special Halloween treat for you today...take a listen to “Eyes in the Darkness,” a b-side from Such Fun. Buy Such Fun from <a href="http://links.imeem.com/24nj_GOCV_" title="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=CTiugamq7cM&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D292371183%2526id%253D292371174%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a> and get “Eyes in the Darkness” free. Or just buy the track by itself <a href="http://links.imeem.com/14QEFOCV_" title="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=293168055&id=293168039&s=143441">HERE</a><br /><br />Happy Halloween! <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/24nj_GOCV_" title="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=CTiugamq7cM&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D292371183%2526id%253D292371174%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30"><img src="http://sneakattackmedia.com/sneakdownloads/Annuals/Such_Fun/annuals.jpg"></img></a><br /><br /> Annuals Blog http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2008/10/31/KiRzA2JH/special-halloween-treat-from-annuals Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:18:46 -0000 g-9EwMh66S Get a FREE Annuals Track on Amazon <a href="http://links.imeem.com/14OEZ8CV_" title="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001J89K0I/ref=pe_19690_10625290">HERE</a> ONE WEEK ONLY<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/the" rel="tag"></a><a href="http://www.imeem.com/tag/annuals" rel="tag"></a> Annuals Blog http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2008/10/31/cnowStuw/free-annuals-track-on-amazon-one-week-only Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:35:39 -0000 RSul3S8cjQ Tune in tonight to see Annuals performing on <br><img src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/42/l_ccd4101d870840a790b5d923dafdc369.png"><br><br>Check your local listings for time! Annuals Blog http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2008/10/27/BRq28Uro/annuals-performing-on-late-night-with-conan-obrien Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:35:53 -0000 vKSF8Ouees Annuals session will run on <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23lMEK2MU" title="http://www.wtmd.org/">WTMD</a> this Friday, October 17 at 9am est. Annuals Blog http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2008/10/14/WgNyHySL/annuals-on-wtmd-1017 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:12:29 -0000 k-CFzlFksV <b>Annuals' video for "Confessor"  Premieres on MTV2's Subterranean!</b><br>Tune into MTV2 tonight, Thur Sept 25 at 1:00am<br><br>(or watch it on the Internets <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23BOCZJST" title="http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2008/09/25/video-premiere-annuals-confessor">HERE</a><br><br><img src="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/42/l_f365d763aaf44f07836b4c12c8f16cc2.jpg"><br><br>The treatment for the video was written by Annuals' own Zach Oden and then brought to life by Terry Gilliam's special effects designer, Daniel Auber.  It is not only gorgeous and fantastical, but it also features drawing-versions of the actual band.  You know, if they were traveling woods-guides and prison torturers living in a storybook that takes place during an ethereal version of the Spanish Inquisition. <br><br> Annuals Blog http://www.imeem.com/annuals/blogs/2008/09/25/TBm6bZJK/annuals-video-for-confessor-premieres-on-mtv2s-subterranean Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:27:01 -0000 iIuKllaH0H