Music Discovery The Way I Love It

Be He Me
Annuals
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Some of you who know me personally know that I spend quite a bit more time researching / experiencing new music more than I do all topics Raleigh. As a matter of fact, my first topic-focused blog was music related. I have spent countless hours (and dollars) getting my hands and/or ears on the latest and greatest stuff. This started for me in about 10th grade and I am still laden with the addiction today.

So, with all this work, it is rare that I organically find a group which I should have discovered by other means. But, one of my favorite albums on my recent listening list is Be He Me by the Annuals, and lo and behold they are from Raleigh!  Cool, eh? I seriously had not heard of them through local means (i.e. friends, the Independent, other publications, radio, etc.). With my headphones on now listening to them, I am still having a hard time believing it. Anyway, if you’re into Indie music, especially the Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, etc. variety, you need to give this a listen. Great stuff. Definitely made my week to have personally found such a dang awesome local band… even though I’m apparently late to the party?

If you don’t like this album, there are PLENTY of ClearChannel offerings in the area for the likes of you!

KLF, that last sentence was humor.  Poor humor, as usual… but humor nonetheless.

P.S. – The Annuals will perform on Late Night with Conan O’Brien this Thursday night (Jan 18, 2007) and then will play the Cradle on Jan 22^nd as the opening act for The Dears (to which, if you have not done so already, you should also go give a listen). You might recognize “Lost in the Plot” from their album No Cities Left.