I agree with scoundrel. Pop music should not be made up of puppets who do as they're told while the real creators hide in the studio watching the zeros on their bank account balance increase. Anniemal is a balance between Ladytron & a younger Colette. Seems like she had more control over her work than every other pop artist you hear of everywhere and anywhere you go. Latin Hi-NRG/Italo-House/Pop artist Fey is a huge example of this. She had it all, broke free and lost everything, but will come back to making a huge impact very soon. Look her up on discogs.

This is a seriously brilliant pop album. Annie has a sweet voice and the music is well-produced. Album highlights include "Anniemal", "The Greatest Hit", "Chewing Gum", "Me Plus One" and "Heartbeat". In fact, almost the whole album is top notch pop - don't let the dismal "intro" track fool you into thinking it's anything else.

Honestly, this is what pop is really meant to sound like. Thank goodness for artists like Annie.

Well, perhaps it might not seem like a compliment to call Annie's debut ANNIEMAL the best pop record of 2005, but it's true nonetheless -- it's a delightly pop confection from start to end. I defy anyone not to be charmed by the bubblegum grrl-power of "Chewing Gum." The disco-funk of "Me Plus One" shows sharp production from Richard X, whose updating of 80s sounds has brought him acclaim. Royksopp also lend their production assistance to the club-ready "Heartbeat." For those in a more romantic mood, "No Easy Love" deftly avoids the R&B cliches. The catchy "Greatest Hit," despite its finger-snapping qualities, is a little bittersweet, considering that Erot, Annie's boyfriend, died not long after producing it. So perhaps it's fitting that the album closes on the melancholy-tinged pop of "My Best Friend." If there were any justice in the world, the Britneys and Jessicas would be hanging their heads in shame.