#MusicMonday: Obsession of the moment- @AnnieAuto
<editorsnote> Nerds, I know you just met Megan ... aka the chickadee that just got out of college and is now entering the world bright eyed and bushy tailed under less than stellar circumstances. Well, a bunch of us nerderinos got to go and kick it with Annie Auto last week for a private listening party, and Meg did a loverly write up on it. For reals! We listened to the entire album, and it totes didn't suck. Either way, I'll let Megan tell you all about it. HIT IT GIRLLLL!!!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @MegCorbs
Recently the amazing @JenFriel, @BenParr and I went to a private listening party for the band Annie Automatic‘s new album “Don’t Look Down.”
I’ve heard about the band but had never listened to any of their music before. Jen assured me that they were amazing, but regardless of course I was in for a fun little adventure.
The release party was at the Sunset Marquis which has an absolutely gorgeous recording studio in it.
When we arrived, the lead singer and friend of Jen’s, came up to say hi. Chris was beyond sweet and incredibly smart. He was one of those guys that passion just oozes out of. You can see how proud he was of the new album and it made me so psyched to hear it.
Eventually after some amazing pizza (with BACON, mmm) and wine we all went into the recording studio to hear the new album.
It’s an odd sensation having no idea what you are about to hear but being so stoked for it anyways.
From the very first song I realized that Annie Automatic was a band that I had been missing out on. “Don’t Look Down” the title track off of the new album, gets you going right away. The punk sound with the melodious voice immediately wants you hearing more.
The song that got to me the most though, was “With You.” Halfway through Jen and I both looked at each other and went “Awww.” The lyrics mixed with beautiful piano playing will melt any girl’s heart (cheesy but 100% the truth).
I love when you can listen to an album the whole way through without needing to skip a song. It’s almost like a great book (of course my nerd brain goes there) that’s a page turner and you can’t put down. From start to finish it is a well crafted, well executed piece of music that I can see resonating with a diverse audience.
The best part of this whole experience was listening to the album with the musicians themselves. You can see how proud of it they were and having them sing along and crack silly jokes made it so much more of an event than just listening to it in your car.
Oh and did I mention that while we were listening we were also checking out an AMAZING comic book with the same name as the band that they had been working on (QR codes on the back and all)? C’mon, how kickass is that!?
Please please please go out and buy this on iTunes and help to support an awesome group of musicians. Trust me, you won’t regret it!
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ANNNDDD did you know Chris from Annie Auto made a super fancy pants appearance on TNTML for an exclusive livestream? Yep, totes happened. Seriously, no joke nerds - Chris is so fucking passionate about what he does - it's incredibly inspiring. Keep on keepin on duderino!!! Watch him in action over yonder!
