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Things have not been straightforward for Norway's electropop starlet Annie since the release of her debut album, Anniemal, over four years ago. Press copies of follow-up Don't Stop were already doing the rounds 12 months ago when Annie 'parted ways' with Island Records. The album was caught up in major label bureaucracy and though a number of the tracks existed in the murky depths of the filesharing fraternity, it seemed the album as a whole was lost.
15y
83
Don't Stop is bubblegum fun with long-lasting flavor.
10y
83
Anyone who can bring real emotion to lines like “How does it feel to hear your songs on the radio? / And does it hurt to hear your songs on the radio?” deserves to be a real star.
12y
80
Annie steals listeners' hearts with her light-as-a-feather vocal delivery and infectious beats.
10y
80
Don’t Stop is full of playful, giddy, infectious and inventive sounds and fabulous melodies.
10mo
80
A new brand of electro-pop confectionary that doesn't rot your teeth right out.
10y
80
It's a delightful confection, filled with attention to detail and perfectly turned – and deserving of your attention.
10y
80
The lead single has been switched more times than a Sugababes member and the tracklisting has been mercurial. But, oh boy, was it worth the wait.
15y
80
Fragrant ballads "When The Night" and "Marie Cheri" add a softer dimension to a bold collection on which Annie rarely puts a foot wrong.
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2y
74
Listening to the rest of Don’t Stop, it becomes clear that Annie is more adventurous than her peers.
10y
72
After a long wait and a battle with her former record label, electro-pop should-be star finally issues her second album, plus a bonus EP of older ideas.
15y
70
The inescapable feeling that ‘Don’t Stop’ probably won’t sell all that many copies makes the songs sound like electric guitars without amplifiers. There are only so many things a musician can provide and sadly Annie has it all but that key component.
15y
70
Annie deserves credit for attempting to stretch, both vocally and lyrically, but she’s better off when quietly lamenting lost love or championing the power of the dance floor to bring people together, as she effectively does on the opening track “Hey Annie.”
10y
70
Her second LP, re-tweaked after a leak and a label change, refines her Euro-disco with more flavors and fewer hooks. Still, the music remains rapturous and cheeky.
10y
70
Don't Stop boasts gleaming dance-pop production from first-album collaborators Richard X and Timo Kaukolampi, plus Bloc Party/Kate Nash producer Paul Epworth and Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos.
11y
70
As on Anniemal, Don't Stop contains some of the catchiest, most clever dance-pop in circulation ... The collaborations with Xenomania (five songs), Timo Kaukolampi (three), and Richard X (one) aren’t as powerful, however, with a good handful of their songs no match for Anniemal’s weaker moments.
12y
70
Originally scheduled for a 2007 release, Annie’s follow-up to 2004’s Annimal finally hits shelves and desktops in late 2009. The period in between saw the nearly inevitable leak of an album that resembles, but is ultimately inferior to, the finished product. After all the delays, the wait was worth it: Don’t Stop exudes polish, depth, and the sense that Annie is moving confidently forward as a pop artist of the first order.
15y
65
Some of these songs do, of course, belong on the radio: They’re saturated with production effects catered to a generation that calls its designer drug “ecstasy,” all wrapped around indulgent hooks, sentimental lyrics, and a sweet voice airbrushed into flawlessness. But Annie flaunts too much.
8y
60
The result was a record stranded between the two [mainstream or underground cool], hummable, but too quirky to cross over.
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2y
50
When it's good, it's very good. And when it's bad...well...
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2y
40
Indeed, Annie’s given us a few winning singles but also a lot of glitz that can probably be ignored after one listen or two.
12y
Do not sleep on Annie!!
Don't Stop has a very different energy than Annie's excellent debut, Anniemal. The previous record blends her gentle melancholy with bright, infectious beats. She softly reflects on intimacy and death through fantastic hooks and sentimental imagery. Through all of this, she is always having fun. The music radiates joy and feels instantly familiar. Annie is just waiting to be added to your music library.
Her second (and only other) album, Don't Stop, is just as hooky, ... read more
I discovered "leaked" tracks before the release of Annie's "Don't Stop, " which compelled me to seek out her catalog. I enjoyed the debut and bought this record with my fingers crossed as if I were a superstitious music listener. Being a Synth-pop fan, I'm a sucker for the sound. However, on this album, I discovered that I was capable of a state of bemusement. You ask me why I'm puzzled. I answer, "I'm confused and confounded." [scoff] ... read more
Contrastando com a melancolia dançante do Anniemal (obra-prima indiscutível), Don't Stop é sexy, caloroso e extremamente divertido. A influência do synthpop oitentista no electropop característico da cantora é uma combinação deliciosa.
Fav tracks: Songs Remind Me of You, Take You Home, The Breakfast Song, My Love Is Better, I Don't Like Your Band e Loco
Least fav: Marie Cherie
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Track List
| 1 | Hey Annie 4:08 | 78 |
| 2 | My Love Is Better 3:19 | 79 |
| 3 | Bad Times 3:57 | 83 |
| 4 | Don't Stop 4:10 | 82 |
| 5 | I Don't Like Your Band 3:25 | 78 |
| 6 | Songs Remind Me of You 4:06 | 86 |
| 7 | Marie Cherie 5:15 | 85 |
| 8 | Take You Home 4:26 | 72 |
| 9 | The Breakfast Song 3:10 | 64 |
| 10 | Loco 3:13 | 79 |
| 11 | When the Night 3:31 | 69 |
| 12 | Heaven and Hell 3:23 | 69 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
