Annie Update
Arjan posted a link to a new official Annie remix. (see an old post of mine for more remixes)
Fader magazine interviewed Annie while she was in NYC. They posted the video.
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When I posted the photos of the Annie show at Tribeca Grand, I didn’t really say much. I did say I liked it, and I did. I should have also mentioned I had very low expectations, and the whole thing was a bit akward. These three quotes say what I’m thinking better than me…
“all things considered i didn’t think it was awful at all. it was like her fifth gig, she’s trying to transfer a studiomagic record into a passable live performance (and she will at some point, first thing she needs to do is get the vocal mix right and, yikes, sing louder), the band’s (opl bastards) a bit sessiony because hey, they live in finland and don’t get to rehearse with her that much, i think they’re happy just to have these songs down. also i saw the sirius show on tuesday, and it was really dreadful (she performed in a studio fishbowl, everyone else had to stand outside the studio and listen), so my expectations weren’t too high.”
“They’re CERTAINLY not a live band per se and there were all sorts of technical errors, but Annie herself was really charming and the songs, performed live, really held up for me.
“Wedding” in particular (unreleased and I want a copy NOW NOW NOW) was supergood, ‘1999’-era Prince and a definite future hit. I bounced when people started screaming “HEARTBEEEEEEEEEEAT!” as I’m not a fan of that cut, but I definitely enjoyed the show.”
“I thought it was pretty good considering that they don’t perform very often. The vocal mix was too low, but whatever. “Chewing Gum” and “The Wedding” were the highlights for sure – that’s when the band sounded most confident, hitting upon a kinda mid-period Talking Heads + Kylie sort of sound. Very promising. Within a year or so, they should be pretty great, but for now it was definitely above average.”
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And Coolfer sums up some more rewiews
