Annuals (band)

Annuals
Annuals at Lollapalooza, 2007
Background information
Origin	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock Indie pop Experimental rock
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Canvasback, Ace Fu, Terpsikhore
Associated acts	Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear, Arcade Fire, The Dear Hunter, The Flaming Lips
Website	www.annualsmusic.com www.facebook.com/annuals
Members	Adam Baker Eric Notarnicola Jordan Robins Tim Casey Britt Rand Cole Robert Carson
Past members	Mike Robinson Kenny Florence Zack Oden Nick Radford Anna Spence Devin Downey Josh Pope George Goodwin

Annuals is the musical project of singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Adam Baker. Founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2003, Annuals first found success following its critically acclaimed 2006 release, Be He Me. As of September 2013, Annuals is based out of Los Angeles.

Born and raised in Apex, North Carolina, Adam Baker began playing drums at 10 years old. In 2000, Baker formed Timothy’s Weekend, a pop-punk band, with future Annuals members, Kenny Florence (lead vocals, guitar) and Mike Robinson (bass). As the band evolved musically, members were added, and Sedona was formed. Sedona (later, Sunfold) featured much of the same lineup as the original Annuals lineup. As in Timothy’s Weekend, Florence took the role of lead singer, songwriter and guitarist, with Robinson on bass, Baker on drums, and Zack Oden joining on guitar.

Over the next couple of years, as Baker learned to play other instruments and took up an interest in audio production, he began to write, record and distribute his own songs. These became the first recorded Annuals tracks.

Early demos and releases from both Annuals and Sunfold were initially put out by their own label, Terpsikhore, which was founded by JK Horne and bassist Mike Robinson.

In the fall of 2005, Annuals signed with Ace Fu Records, and on October 17, 2006, they released their debut LP, Be He Me. The album exploded on the indie music scene and, thanks in large part to overwhelming coverage in the blogosphere, the band found itself mentioned on just about every "Next Big Thing" and "Bands To Watch" list across the internet in 2006 and 2007, earning them a reputation as a "blog band."

Annuals appeared as the No. 25 entry in Pitchfork’s "Infinite Mixtape" series with their song "Brother" and received extensive coverage in such publications as Rolling Stone, Spin, Paste, Stereogum, Filter, NME, BrooklynVegan and AbsolutePunk, among many others.

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