Annie Taylor

In the organizer's words:

The band, who met in a bar in the Swiss mountains after snowboarding, are known for their live shows and have
already played at SXSW, the iconic radio station KEXP in Seattle, the Levitation Festival in Austin, the Great Escape and the Reeperbahn Festival.
the Reeperbahn Festival.
On "Out of Scale", Annie Taylor have further developed their sound. The first album "Sweet Mortality" made the band
the band to international fame seemingly out of nowhere. They recorded the second, "Inner Smile", in England; it was rougher, more honest.
And now they have honed their style once again. Each song sounds different and yet must inevitably follow on from the next.
Distorted guitar and self-empowering rage grunge are followed by repetitive psychedelia - and then a thoughtful song, calm
almost: somewhere between Courtney Barnett and Wet Leg.
Much of the new music was created in the summer, when Zurich was almost empty because everyone was away on vacation. Singer Gini
Jungi remembers the taste of sun cream and salt on her skin. Of summer dresses. And of endless time to
to think. Sometimes it felt good, when a night unfolded without a plan, in limbo, and she still felt a stark clarity.
a stark clarity. But sometimes she would also sit on her carpet in the apartment, feeling alone, playing the guitar, feeling
loss, but also gratitude.
At festivals, on long bus rides and at late shows, the band members were very close. Almost seamlessly, they were able to
the lyrics of singer Gini Jungi and set them to music together.
Many of the songs on "Out of Scale" are about friendships and love relationships. Feeling safe, being euphoric because a person
person shows you the beauty of the world. Memories of a time when everything was good. Then the doubts come. Something is
is no longer right. "I am not your answer". I am not your answer. "And I am not your cure". And I am not your cure.
Songs like "The Ocean" or "Something ain't right" find melodies for this mood, this mix of desire, longing and comfort.
and consolation. Sometimes Gini Jungi's voice is in the background and reduced, then, suddenly, the fog breaks and she is very close.
With the release of the new album, the band switches to the Clouds Hill label. Bassist Josip Tijan will also be joining Annie Taylor
and bring in fresh momentum. The visual concept was created by Kevin Högger, Studio Végété and Quentin Lacombe
designed the visual concept. The mix of contemporary graphic design, experimental art and pop aesthetics reflects the friction and openness that characterizes the album.
that characterizes the album.
Doing your own thing, even if it is perhaps not the direct way, "out of scale", outside of conformist standards - that is the message the album carries.
is the message that the album carries and that is already in the band's name. Annie Edson Taylor was a teacher from the USA who
led a troubled life and caused trouble. In 1901, she was the first person to plunge down Niagara Falls in a barrel. Her only injury
only the back of her head.
Annie Taylor's new songs are touching because they are very raw and intimate. Because they also give difficult times the space
they deserve. And because they allow for new beginnings. The opener "Alligator" immediately wakes you up, sounds as if everything is at stake in the
band room and shows that after the struggle often comes the realization: I don't have to make myself small, dissolve myself,
bend over. I can change the situation myself.
"Out of Scale" motivates you to never stop dreaming. To reinvent yourself again and again. And to stand up to stagnation
against stagnation.