Brooke Annibale’s latest single “Be Around” grabs your attention as an unassuming, acoustic indie-folk song at first before blossoming into a sonically lush, enigmatic pop groove. The track’s endearing qualities only grow more dominant as each pass of the chorus ushers new layers of synths, keys, and vocal harmonies. “Be Around” is off Annibale’s forthcoming album Better By Now, out Sept. 30th.
“On the surface, this is a simple song about falling for someone and just wanting to be around them,” said Annibale. “But it’s also about having the confidence to say so. I’ve been feeling a lot more confident in my own skin, and the way this song turned out is a reflection of that.”
She continued, “I learned an Oasis song (‘Champagne Supernova’) and loved how the verse was all open chords and then when the chorus hits it has this big lift because of the full major chord. That’s why it feels so great. I went for that feeling on this song.”
