Annabel - Now That We're Alive

Annabel is a band from Kent, Ohio and on Now That We're Alive (their debut EP) they sound what I'd imagine the Get Up Kids might have sounded like if they listened to a little more shoegaze and a little less hardcore when they were teenagers. In other words, Annabel's Now That We're Alive EP, is a gooey little slice of melodic indie-pop that sounds familiar but fresh. the five songs on the EP Annabel show that Annabel can do buoyant and upbeat or dreamily slow and drifting equally well and string songs together in a way that somehow seems greater than the sum of the individual parts. Things build, break, and just plain rock. Now Will has been suggesting I check these guys out for a while, and I'm glad that I finally have. Now That We're Alive is definitely a welcome addition to my collection. It won't wow you into submission after just one listen, but (rather) it grows and blossoms every time you hear it. - Can You See the Sunset ( link )