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Norwegian electropopper Annie released her debut album, “Anniemal,” to a wave of critical adoration back in 2004, and 5 years later it still garners praise. That album’s second single—a giddy, entrancing pop anthemcalled “Heartbeat?...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Annie | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

Once again, Annie turns to her universal metaphor: dancing. In “Heartbeat,” the movements were nostalgic even as they happened—a perfect moment, never to be experienced again. Here, dancing’s role is the more traditional one of a courtship ritual...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Annie | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

Annie does slip up occasionally. “The Breakfast Song” is a gimmicky track with lyrics as ridiculous as they are irrelevant (“What do you want… what do you want for breakfast?”). Annie’s ghostly natural tone...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Annie | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

“Don’t Stop” is lacking a signature single. There’s no “Heartbeat” here; there’s barely even a “Chewing Gum.” But it makes up for the absence of...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Annie | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

The alien community of “Planet 51”—brought to life by co-directors Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, and Marcos Martinez alongside screenwriter Joe Stillman (“Shrek”)—immediately calls to mind an idealized 1950s America. White picket...

Author: By Jenya O. Godina, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Planet 51 | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

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