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Thursday, March 27, 2008
 

 

I was curious as to when Annuals would share a little something from their new split-EP, and they finally did it yesterday by way of Pitchfork.  For those of you that don't know, the Raleigh-based group is putting out a little effort with a band called Sunfold.  Only, that act is actually Annuals, but with guitarist Kenny Florence taking over for Adam Baker as the main brain.  A little weird, sure, but it's new music and at the end of the day that's all that matters.  Or something.  Anyhow, Wet Zoo is due out on April 1 via Canvasback, and supposedly it is a precursor to what will be a new full length sometime later this year.  Personally, I'm thinking that I wouldn't mind them to forever put out EPs, but I'll take whatever they'll give me.  Enjoy.

:Annuals - Sore:  I'm rather surprised at how this sounds.  Just about everything they've done up to this point has had a sort of spastic, raw energy at its core, but this is crisp, well crafted and borderline epic.  I mean, I had to listen to it four times before I could really fathom that the group had managed to make such a substantial leap in just about every aspect of their sound.  Impressive would be an understatement.

For every official video on Youtube there always seems to be one that isn't and is just as good, and this piece is a good example of that.  It's Fair from Be He Me, and it was directed by Bill Risen.  Check it out a couple of times.

 

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