QRO's spotlight goes to the Tarheel State to focus, for the umpteenth time, on North Carolina's impressive, inventive Annuals.
Name: Annuals
Associated act(s): Sedona, Sunfold
Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Members: Adam Baker, Kenny Florence, Zach Oden, Nick Radford, Mike Robinson, Anna Spence
Albums: Lay Down Dry (2005), Git' Got EP (2006), Be He Me (2006), Frelan Mas EP (digital, 2007), Wet Zoo EP split with side-project, Sunfold (2008), Toy Tugboats (as Sunfold) (2008), Such Fun (2008), Sweet Sister EP (upcoming, 3/30/10)
Has toured with: Art Brut, Band of Horses, Blonde Redhead, The Dears, Evangelicals, The Flaming Lips, The Gunshy, Manchester Orchestra, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Minus the Bear, The Never, The Spinto Band, Tapes 'n Tapes, What Laura Says
TV shows appeared on: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
If the band was an animal, they'd be: jackrabbit
Or if they were a food, they'd be: Hoppin' John on New Year's Day
What about a piece of furniture?: a weathervane, whipping in the wind
Okay, how about something to wear?: a poncho - or an urban sombrero
Animal, vegetable... pick a mineral: red ruby
A side character from The Simpsons: Bumblebee Man
Deadly weapon: the explosion at the end of their video for "Sore"
Name an author: Kurt Vonnegut
If they could have one superpower, what would it be?: read your mind - and your soul
Umm... An office supply?...: Post-It Note
Figure from Greek mythology: Apollo
Color of the rainbow: their red, red hair
If the band were one of the above similies, they'd be: figure from Greek mythology
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