The sophomore EP, “15”, from Irish avant pop singer-songwriter Annie-Dog is a raw and riveting work. She tells Wonderland all about it. 

There’s manic beauty to “15”, the second EP from creative thunderbolt from across the Irish Sea, Annie-Dog. Stylistically wide-spanning—from glistening hyper-pop to anthemic indie rock—the rising artist impresses vocally, lyrically and in her production choices. 

Building on the promising genesis that came with her self-titled debut EP last summer, the new work is sometimes hectic, sometimes picturesque—always vibrant and brimming with resonance. Wonderland caught up with Annie herself, talking the avoidance of genre, growing her sonic disposition and the inspirations of “15”.

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Hi Annie! How was your 2024? 

Hi, Wonderland! My 2024 was really nice. Thank you for asking. 

Talk us through your musical origins—how and why did you first start creating? 

I think I’ve always just loved creating things. There was always music on in the house. I’ve always just felt like music was everything. They say that “you create as you consume”. I’ve definitely consumed a lot of music. Enough to get me interested in making it myself anyway. 

You combine indie sensibilities with more avant-garde and experimental tendencies that traverses genre. Where did the root of your sound stem from?  

I pay basically no notice to genre. Maybe that’s where the root of it all lies. My inability to notice and stand behind the yellow line. 

When and why did you decide to pursue music as a vocation? 

I feel that might have been a subconscious decision, because I really couldn’t say. 

Irish music is making a huge impression on the wider British mainstream, increasingly. Why do you think that is? Who are your favourite Irish artists we should be listening to?

My favourite Irish artists are Sinéad O’Connor and The Cranberries. I know everyone’s already listening to them though. And that they’ve made a global impression. There’s lots of brilliant musicians in Ireland. Brilliance influences. I love Faye O’Rourke’s writing. She’s in Soda Blonde. You should listen to her, and anything my friend Adam Redmond makes. 

Congratulations on your new EP, “15”! How are you feeling about the release?

Thank you very much! I’m feeling only positive feelings. It’s nice. I’m excited to release it.

It’s your sophomore project—how does it compare and differ to its self-titled predecessor? 

I’m not sure. I find it hard to analyse my own music! I really do. I have a cover on this EP, which I did not have on the first one. It’s called “Please Forgive Me, David Gray”. But a lot of who and what I’m talking about remains constant throughout both bodies of work. 

The debut only came out six or so months ago, why have you chosen to return so soon after the first body of work was released? 

Whenever I’ve songs ready to share, I usually want to share them. I like releasing music. And I had been writing all the time at the time, so I had songs ready to be released. I just don’t like sitting on music for long.

What inspired the new work, sonically and thematically? 

Sonically—I was listening to a lot of Xiu Xiu and Kurt Vile when I was finishing “15”. And Connie Converse. Thematically—life, which continues to inspire. 

What does “15” mean to you? What do you hope it achieves?

It does mean a lot to me, because a lot of my energy went into making it. I hope people like it. I hope for David Gray’s forgiveness. 

What else is to come from you this year?

There is stuff I’m working on…but it’s a little too soon to talk about yet. I just want to play some of these songs live soon.