Annie is a pop singer from Norway. Her album Anniemal is coming out soon in the US from Vice, who also put out the Vietnam album and the band PANTHERS. Today Riff Central talks with Annie about her upcoming US debut.

RIFF CENTRAL: MANY PEOPLE LIKE YOU BUT DO YOU THINK AMERICA WILL LIKE YOU AND BUY RECORD

ANNIE: I HOPE SO! I THINK POP IS UNIVERSAL. AND HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL OPEN THEMSELVES UP TO ME, AS I HAVE OPENED MYSELF UP TO THEM

RIFF CENTRAL: I LOVE MUSIC TOO

ANNIE: IT IS SUCH A THING

RIFF CENTRAL: SO

ANNIE: ...IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT

RIFF CENTRAL: YEAH I'M JUST SORTA NERVOUS. I'VE NEVER INTERVIEWED A GIRL BEFORE, ESPECIALLY A GIRL FROM EUROPE

ANNIE: OH DON'T BE SHY! YOU'RE DOING GREAT!

RIFF CENTRAL: NO THIS IS TERRIBLE I AM EMBARRASSING MYSELF. IF ONLY THERE WAS A WAY I COULD GET OUT OF THIS PAINFUL INTERVIEW...

THE GAME: GAME EX MACHINA

Download AAnnie 'Heartbeat' [Alan Braxe Remix] from Hearbeat CD5 (which has a fucked up version of Heartbeat...it's missing four bars before the first verse so it sounds a little fooked if you liked the empty first beat on the second round of fours

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