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    <description>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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.</description>
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      <description>AOL's Spinner.com is premiering Annuals' new track "Confessor," the very first track off their forthcoming album Such Fun.  You can hear it &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/23Hf_IrkR" title="http://www.spinner.com/2008/08/18/annuals-confessor-song-premiere"&gt;HERE!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Such Fun, the follow up to Annuals' 2006 release Be He Me will be out October 7 on Canvasback Music.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can purchase “Confessor” on iTunes here:    &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/23c62_voR" title="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D287435263%2526id%253D287435254%2526s%253D143441%25252%2526partnerId%253D30%2526siteID%253DCTiugamq7cM-PD42N8dfVYEO.UjcApbsfQ"&gt;&lt;img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t230/SneakAttackMedia/Confessorcover-2.jpg"&gt;</description>
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      <title>New Tour Dates w/Minus The Bear!</title>
      <description>October 8 - Spokane, WA - Service Station #&lt;br /&gt;October 9 - Missoula, MT - The Other Side#&lt;br /&gt;October 11 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre #&lt;br /&gt;October 12 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown #&lt;br /&gt;October 13 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador #&lt;br /&gt;October 15 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre #&lt;br /&gt;October 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall #&lt;br /&gt;October 17 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre #&lt;br /&gt;October 18 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall #&lt;br /&gt;October 19 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre Center #&lt;br /&gt;October 20 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop $&lt;br /&gt;October 21 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre ^&lt;br /&gt;October 22 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club ^&lt;br /&gt;October 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts ^&lt;br /&gt;October 24 - Providence, RI - Lupo's at the Strand ^&lt;br /&gt;October 25 - New York, NY - Webster Hall ^&lt;br /&gt;October 26 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom ^&lt;br /&gt;October 28 - Richmond, VA - The National ^&lt;br /&gt;October 29 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre ^&lt;br /&gt;October 30 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel ^&lt;br /&gt;October 31 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre ^&lt;br /&gt;November 1 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^&lt;br /&gt;November 3 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution !&lt;br /&gt;November 4 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues !&lt;br /&gt;November 5 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Café !&lt;br /&gt;November 7 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues !&lt;br /&gt;November 8 - Houston, TX - House of Blues !&lt;br /&gt;November 9 - Austin, TX - Waterloo Park (Fun Fun Fun Fest) !&lt;br /&gt;November 10 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues !&lt;br /&gt;November 12 - Santa Fe, NM - TBA&lt;br /&gt;November 13 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre !&lt;br /&gt;November 14 - San Diego, CA - Soma @&lt;br /&gt;November 15 - Pomona, CA - Glass House @&lt;br /&gt;November 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre @&lt;br /&gt;November 18 - Sacramento, CA - Empire @&lt;br /&gt;November 19 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's @&lt;br /&gt;# with Themes&lt;br /&gt;$ with the New Year&lt;br /&gt;^ with Sylvie&lt;br /&gt;! with 27&lt;br /&gt;@ with Helms Alee</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:42:49 -0000</pubDate>
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      <description>ANNUALS FREE IN-STORE PERFORMANCE- June 18th at *6:00 pm* &lt;br /&gt;Sound Fix Records&lt;br /&gt;110 Bedford Avenue&lt;br /&gt;Brooklyn, NY 11211&lt;br /&gt;PH: 718-388-8090</description>
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      <description>As Annuals embark on their summer tour, we're excited to announce a special contest for their fans in conjunction with their gorgeous new EP, Wet Zoo, out now on Canvasback Music.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;For each show in  each city, fans can enter to win a pair of tickets to the band’s show, in addition to other exciting goodies such as passes to the local zoo or aquarium, an animal adoption at the local zoo, copies of Wet Zoo and more!   Tour dates and prize details are below.  Rules and regulations for the contest can be found on the Canvasback Music website, sign up &lt;a href="http://links.imeem.com/23Ms9KdhO" title="http://www.canvasbackmusic.com/contests/annuals/wetzoocontest/"&gt;HERE!&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;::ANNUALS WET ZOO TOUR/CONTEST::&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 4&lt;/b&gt; - Phoenix, AZ at Modified&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Modified show &amp; an animal sponsorship for the Phoenix Zoo&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 5&lt;/b&gt; - San Diego, CA at Beauty Bar&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Beauty Bar show &amp; an animal adoption at the San Diego Zoo&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 6&lt;/b&gt; - Los Angeles, CA at the Natural History Museum&lt;br&gt;Three grand prize winners will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ show at the Natural History Museum &amp; a Natural History Museum gift bag &lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 7&lt;/b&gt; - San Francisco, CA at Cafe DuNord&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Café DuNord show &amp; a pair of tickets to the Aquarium of the Bay&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 9&lt;/b&gt; - Portland, OR at Holocene&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Holocene show &amp; an animal adoption at the Oregon Coast Aquarium&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 10&lt;/b&gt; - Seattle, WA at Neumo's&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Neumo’s show &amp; an animal adoption at the Woodland Park Zoo&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 13&lt;/b&gt; - Minneapolis, MN at Varsity Theater&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Varsity Theater show &amp; a pair of tickets to Underwater Adventures Aquarium&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 14&lt;/b&gt; - Chicago, IL at Empty Bottle&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Empty Bottle show &amp; a pair of tickets to Shedd Aquarium&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 16&lt;/b&gt; - Toronto, ONT at Drake Hotel&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Drake Hotel show &amp; an animal adoption at the Toronto Zoo&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 18&lt;/b&gt; - Brooklyn, NY at Union Pool&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Union Pool show &amp; a pair of tickets to Central Park Zoo&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 19&lt;/b&gt; - Arlington, VA at Iota&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Iota show &amp; an animal adoption at the National Zoo&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 20&lt;/b&gt; - Philadelphia, PA at Millcreek Tavern&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ Millcreek Tavern show &amp; a pair of tickets to Adventure Aquarium&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;June 21&lt;/b&gt; - Carrboro, NC at ArtsCenter&lt;br&gt;One grand prize winner will receive:&lt;br&gt;One pair of tickets to Annuals’ ArtsCenter show &amp; a year-long ArtsCenter membership&lt;br&gt;Two runners up will receive a copy of Wet Zoo&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:41:33 -0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:44:24 -0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:36:06 -0000</pubDate>
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