This is Annie from Norway. She makes electronic pop music. You might know her from this:
She calls it ‘pop with edges’, but get past the text spelling title, and I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me (Get Shakes Remix) is brilliant. I was already a fan of the Norwegian popstrel after her debut album of 2005, Anniemal, and was excited when news broke of the follow-up, Don’t Stop.
Following the 1980s-style which seems to be rampaging through the pop world at the moment, I hope the buzzy, scratchy beats and squelchy synths are indicative of the other tracks on the new album when it’s released in September. Just listen to that Jean Michel Jarre inspired intro, then hear it explode into life at around 02:35.
Yes, this a remix, but the original version sticks in your head as much, and is equally worthy of a listen:
Annie has even drafted in stellar song-writing team Xenomania to produce part of Don’t Stop, which should guarantee success. After all, you don’t produce Girls Aloud (the Xenomania-written album Tangled Up is the girl group’s best yet) and Kylie to not be considered a success, do you?
So, all the pieces are in place, and dodgy supporting of Saint Etienne at Koko a few years back aside, I’m getting ready to love Annie all over again. But, as is the fickle nature of pop, with other outstanding and unreleased MySpace Naughtiness like Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer from Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Annie might have to stop at nothing to impress me further…
