the Annie thread

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Annie calls it "pop with strange edges;" those sounds both immediately listenable and utterly beguiling, mainstream and underground all at once. On her second album this "pop with strange edges" is also pop with twists and eccentricities so surprising that the tunes persistently demand a double take. Sometimes expressive, sometimes funny but always totally fresh and utterly human, Annie's new album "Don't Stop" puts on something of a show.

Recorded over the last two years, "Don't Stop" will pull off the tricky task of pleasing Annie's existing fans while, just maybe, making her a bit of a household name. Think of that first album, which sold more than 100,000 copies and established Annie's name as one to watch throughout Europe, America and the Far East, as the blueprint, or as a speculative "Property Of Annie" stamp on pop's plump rump; now think of "Don't Stop" as a faithful amplification of "Anniemal's" winning charms. The result? A sound you'll find everywhere from Hoxton houseparties to the distant, absent-minded whistle of a Burgess Hill binman.

her new single, "I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me," will be released on July 14th, with second single, "My Love Is Better," following on September 22nd, and, finally, album "Don't Stop," sometime in early October.