Annie To (Finally) Show The World Her Cards

noah | January 10, 2008 5:30 am
A few months back, I was wondering what had happened to Annie, the Swedish Norwegian pop singer who made the Internet go nuts back in 2004. (Or was it 2003? Time flies when you’re being pelted with information relentlessly, I guess.) Anyway, according to Pitchfork, she has a new single coming out sometime in the near future! It’ll be produced by none other than Richard X, a.k.a. the man who produced the above track “Chewing Gum” and who also brought together Jarvis Cocker and Mazzy Star and masterminded the Sugababes’ “Freak Like Me.” This all sounds like it’ll be really good, right? But wait, it gets even better!

According to X’s “international production empire” website, Black Melody, Annie will tackle Stacey Q’s 1986 dance hit “Two of Hearts” on the A-side, while the B will boast an original tune called “Songs Remind Me of You”.

OK, this is fantastic news for many reasons. Point one: Annie’s range and that of Stacey Q are pretty much identical.

Also: Richard X grimes up electropop better than anyone else; just take a look at his production company’s YouTube page, because every song on it is gold. (His album X-Factor Volume 1 is also worth getting, although it’s kind of disheartening that there are many more used copies of it out there than there are new ones.) If only the writers’ strike wasn’t going on–then Annie could perform the track on some Facts Of Life-type sitcom!

Annie Returns With New Single, Preps Album [Pitchfork]

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