How much does coincidence and “luck” go into the discovery, acknowledgement and popularity of art? In the Annuals’ case it would seem that a lot of chance played a part in the band’s discovery, despite seemingly having had the whole “music thing” already taken care of. Ace Fu Records discovered the band purely by chance while scanning purevolume.com and haven’t looked back since. The North Carolina band, fronted by 19 year old Adam Baker, continues the most welcomed of trends, combining ever-transitional rock elements without becoming progressive while finding that all can be merged together on some sort of Spector-less lo-fi wall of sound. Having quite the opposite of a bleary eyed reaction, the music finds vitality in its youth and its occasional Animal Collective-like idiosyncrasies.

Annuals “Dry Clothes”
Annuals “Brother”
Annuals “Bleary Eyed”

Additional Annuals Audio Here

Annuals – Official Site
Annuals – MySpace Site