If you enjoy what we call "rootsy pop," Hey Anna is the breath of fresh air you’ve been waiting all year to hear. Their new EP’s five tracks keep the material humming along on boardwalks and ice cream stands and long afternoons, for your private, immaginary summer-during-the-winter-months. Exchanging vocals for the journey, the group’s three singers (Anna, Katie and Erin Rauch-Sasseen) complement each other with an unabashed joy for all things fun: tracks like ‘Love, Love Baby,’ ‘Tiny Kiss,’ and ‘Once Again’ could have been arranged for The Jackson 5 had the band been around for your parents’ generation. This is some fun stuff. So hop in the car, and take that sightseeing road trip you’ve been putting off. The soundtrack has finally arrived. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)
We added "Blackout" (streaming below) to The Deli’s playlist of Best new NYC songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!