Annie / Don’t Stop

Smalltown Supersound

A dynamite sophomore release from Scandinavian pop princess ANNIE. Both immediately listenable and utterly beguiling, this "pop with strange edges" is mainstream and underground, all at once. Sometimes expressive, sometimes funny, but always totally fresh and utterly human. Complementing ANNE LILIA BERGE STRAND’s pick ‘n’ mix, genre-hopping pincer movement are an array of handpicked associates: Don’t Stop reunites Annie with TIMO KAUKOLAMPI, RICHARD X, ANNIEMAL, PAUL EPWORTH (known for his work with Bloc Party, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Florence & The Machine), BRIAN HIGGINS (XENOMANIA) and FRANZ FERDINAND’s ALEX KAPRANOS. It’s a twelve-course feast for the modern musical connoisseur—a frenzied, but undeniably solid proposition, an effortless and organic blend with Annie center stage. Annie’s track “Songs Remind Me of You” received an Best New Music tag and an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork. No Exports. (STREET DATE - 11/17/2009)

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