Annie Announces First New Album in 11 Years, Shares New Song “American Cars”: Listen

Annie is back. The Norwegian pop artist born Anne Lilia Berge Strand, whose last studio album Don’t Stop was released back in 2009, will return with her third LP this fall. It’s called Dark Hearts and will arrive October 16. The first single from the album is called “American Cars.” Hear it below.

The album was produced by Sound of Arrows’ Stefan Storm. In a statement, Annie called Dark Hearts “the soundtrack to a film that doesn’t exist.” She added that “American Cars” is partly inspired by David Cronenberg’s Crash. “I did a lot of recording while I was pregnant, puking while I was singing,” she said. “Stefan had to go out to buy me liquorice, but I still managed to do some quite good vocals.”

Annie came to prominence at the beginning of the 2000s after the release of her debut single “Greatest Hit.” Her song “Heartbeat,” a single from her debut Anniemal, was named Pitchfork’s best song of 2004. Her most recent release, the Endless Vacation EP, was issued in 2015; the previous year, she protested Russian anti-gay laws with the single “Russian Kiss.”

Dark Hearts:

01 In Heaven
02 The Streets Where I Belong
03 Dark Hearts
04 Miracle Mile
05 Corridors of Time
06 Forever ’92
07 American Cars
08 Mermaid Dreams
09 Stay Tomorrow
10 The Countdown to the End of the World
11 The Bomb
12 The Untold Story
13 It’s Finally Over

Originally Appeared on Pitchfork