Just a quick reminder to all who were impressed with the Annuals songs posted here (and all over the blogosphere) a few months ago, to tell you that their debut album Be He Me is out now. It’s one of my favourite releases of the year so it’s worth the reminding. For all my brouhaha about the song “Brother” it’s the album’s second track “Dry Clothes” I’ve been listening to more. It hardly matters though as the album is one of those cheerful uplifting records with enough uniqueness about it to separate them from initial comparisons to Animal Collective and Broken Social Scene.
It’s hard to believe the singer is only 20 years of age, isn’t it?
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MP3s
[audio:https://nialler9.com/mp3/Annuals – Brother.mp3] [audio:https://nialler9.com/mp3/Annuals – Dry Clothes.mp3] [audio:https://nialler9.com/mp3/Annuals – Carry Around.mp3]
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
