Annuals

This article is about the music group. For other uses, see Annual (disambiguation).

Annuals
Annuals at Lollapalooza, 2007
Background information
Origin	Raleigh and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock Indie pop Experimental rock
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Ace Fu, Terpsikhore
Website	www.annualsmusic.com
Members
Adam Baker Kenny Florence Mike Robinson Zack Oden Anna Spence Nick Radford
Past members
Josh Pope George Goodwin

Annuals is a six-piece indie-pop outfit from Raleigh. The band was started by Adam Baker in 2003 as a side project of another band called Sunfold, which was led by lead guitarist Kenny Florence. Early demos and releases from both projects were initially put out by their own imprint called Terpsikhore, which was headed up by bassist Mike Robinson and partner JK Horne.

Ace Fu Records signed Annuals in the fall of 2005 and then released their debut LP Be He Me on October 17, 2006.

Annuals appeared as the #25 entry in Pitchfork Media's "Infinite Mixtape" series with their song "Brother", and have also made appearances on Spin.com, AOLMusicIndie.com, Stereogum, I Guess I'm Floating, the Underrated, Brooklyn Vegan, and EarFarm (among others) - earning them a newfound reputation for being a "blog band." In the mid-2000's they were frequently compared to the Arcade Fire. and became known for their intense live shows.

They made their national television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien performing the song "Carry Around", and came back in October 2008 for a second show, playing "Confessor", the opening track from their album, Such Fun.

The January 24, 2007 episode of Veronica Mars ("Show Me the Monkey") used a large portion of the song "Fair".

Annuals' second album, Such Fun, was released on October 7, 2008 via Canvasback/Terpsikhore records.

In December of 2011, it was announced on the band's Facebook page that a forthcoming studio album, Born Raised, would be released in 2012, preceding a tour.

Band members

• Adam Baker - Producer/Vocals/Guitar/Percussion
• Nick Radford - Drums
• Mike Robinson - Bass
• Zack Oden - Guitar/Drums
• Devin Downey - Keys/Percussion
• Whit Wright - Pedal Steel
• Kenny Florence - Lead Guitar/Vocals/Percussion
• Anna Spence - Keyboard/Vocals

Discography

• Lay Down Dry (Terpsikhore, 2005)
• Git' Got EP (Terpsikhore, 2006)
• Be He Me (Ace Fu, 2006)
• Big Zeus (Ace Fu, 2007) UK-Only EP
• Frelen Mas (Ace Fu, 2007) Digital-Only EP
• Wet Zoo (Ace Fu, 2008) EP
• Such Fun (Canvasback, 2008)
• Sweet Sister (Banter, 2010) EP
• Count the Rings (Souterrain Transmissions, 2010)

Singles

• Brother (Virgin Records Ltd., 2007)
• Fair (Ace Fu, 2007)
• Confessor (Canvasback, 2008)

External links

• Official website
• Reverb Nation page
• Band Camp page
• MySpace page
• Annuals live on Daytrotter.com, September 19, 2006
• Annuals live on WOXY.com, February 21, 2007
• Annuals interview on Prefix, January 25, 2008
• Wet Zoo EP Review
• Sunfold ToyTugboats Review
• Annuals photos from Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia, 1.30.09
• No Depression Town and Country Shorter Feature from Issue #75 May-June 2008