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Concert Tue Sep 19 2006
Annuals Bloom Underground
So many bands on tonight's Subterranean bill! Headlined by local staples Ariel, the venue will also host up-and-coming Atlantans Snowden and another Chicago outfit, Birdnames. Our money's on Annuals, though. The experimental pop sextet hails from North Carolina, and their sound is sort of Arcade Fire, sort of Broken Social Scene, sort of Animal Collective, sort of Architecture in Helsinki, sort of other folks, too. Still, there are worse things, and they have a freshness that's all their own. That "Brother" sounds like it's backed with crickets is only an example of their youthful charm.