North Carolina’s Annuals have had a whirlwind ride. They released their first album, Be He Me, in 2006 while each of their six members was only around nineteen years old. Bloggers, critics, and fans alike fell in love with the album. Two years later, after an almost constant round-the-world tour, they released their second album, Such Fun, on the Columbia subsidiary Canvasback Records. Annuals is currently embarking on its most dynamic and independently creative project yet, a 2010 EP release by the name of Sweet Sister, which has been written, recorded and produced entirely by its founder, Adam Baker, in the band’s own hometown recording studio, Terpsikhore Records, Raleigh, NC. Sweet Sister encompasses the pure energy that Annuals are known for: the quirky experimentalism, the intrinsic pop sensibility, the impeccable production, and the boundless independent spirit. It is electrifyingly alive, and promises to be yet another highlight in this young band’s successful and blossoming career.