Indie Music Reviews Archives

2008

~The Mountain Goats
~Beirut & Band of Horses
~The Mountain Goats
~Taken By Trees
~The Shins
~The Shins & VICTORIA BERGSMAN
~Jens Lekman

2007

~Magik Markers
~Japanther
~Panda Bear
~Au Revoir Simone
~Peter Bjorn And John
~Arcade Fire
~Neutral Milk Hotel
~Akron/Family

2006

~Annuals
~Joanna Newsom
~Grizzly Bears
~Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
~Band of Horses
~Beirut
~Animal Collective
~Cat Power

2005

~Devendra Banhart
~Calexico/Iron and Wine
~Orange Juice
~Antony and the Johnsons
~Annuals

Annuals CD- cover

Annuals - CD rt

The Annuals debut CD - BE HE ME, is a joyous musical celebration
that also uses, in unpretentious ways, ‘found sounds’, i.e. the sound of crickets.

This band has been compared to that seminal 90’s goup, OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL,
for their use of quirky twists in the music. For all their technical bravado, they do not lose
sight of the emotional states at the core of the music. When it all comes together, as in
‘Brother’, ‘Fair’, and ‘Sway’, the results are awe-inspiring.

The sound is full, confident and straight ahead exuberant. Not to be missed, if you
like a ‘white man’s’ reggae !

Artwork by Jaime Jones

ANNUALS, BE HE ME copyright Ace Fu 2006

Posted November 28th, 2006 by Simon Cerigo