The Annuals

hi-dive

7 S. Broadway

Denver, CO

720-570-4500

http://www.hi-dive.com

Price: $10

An adherent of the “more is more” philosophy, blogosphere darlings Annuals fashion widescreen pop majesties in the image of The Flaming Lips. And, like the Lips, the Raleigh, North Carolina, sextet billows with fluffy, kitchen sink arrangements that sample widely from baroque, twee and indie pop, are cooked over a ’70s soft-rock swagger and get spiced with bits of electronic effusion and any spare strings the band members can lay their hands on. The band’s swelling, panoramic, sonic adventures are frequently impressive (if sometimes overly grand), undercutting leader Adam Baker’s pretty, more naturalistic folk-pop tendencies.