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Photo bu Piet Alder Switzerland four piece Annie Taylor are set to release their debut album, and after listening to "Where the Grass is Greener" you're going to be marking the release day on your calendar. "Where the Grass is Greener" has a chilled out California vibe, combining classic 60's southern Cali with a modern indie rock and folk sound. It's reminding me a lot of a more straight forward version of Pavement's "Range Life." Vocalist Gini Jungi explains the inspiration for the song: "' Where the Grass is Greener'  began to take shape in Palm Springs, California, after I accidentally attended a drum circle evening, which unexpectedly turned into an evening of unexpected fun, and somehow I felt peaceful and relieved after that levitating night." You can watch the video for "Where the Grass is Greener" below. Sweet Mortality , the debut album from Annie Taylor, will be out September 4 on Taxi Gauche R...

Photo by Tatjana Rüegsegger Switzerland's Annie Taylor (name of the band, not a member of the band) are set to release their debut album in May. "A Thousand Times" is a light, breezy song that sounds much more like California in the 60's than Switzerland today. It starts off sunny and stopping just short of beach music. And then these swirling, harder edged guitars come rushing in and then back out. The guitars keep washing in until they are here to stay for the remainder of the song, creating a glorious juxtaposition that is hypnotic and thrilling.  Vocalist/guitarist Gini Jungi explains the song:  "' A Thousand Times' is a seemingly breezy optimistic and melancholic song about resinous things in life. It’s about people who are feeling down and the song is to let them know, that they are not the only ones feeling like that. It’s about getting together, exchanging and accepting help from others. You know, like “Got nowhere to go, told you so, you ...