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Annuals Pay Homage To Bob Ross

September 10, 2008 3:52 PM

North Carolina's Annuals have just released the cover art (above) for their new album, Such Fun (due 10/7). The landscape scene was created by none other than the late, great TV painter Bob Ross. We dig it. Here's what the band has to say about it:

"The way that Bob made his paintings, and the way he paints in particular, is pretty similar to the way that our band makes a record. Bob Ross starts his paintings with simple little smudges and blotches, making 'happy trees' or 'cute little bridges,' and he seems to be having 'such fun' doing it. But when it's finished, and his blotches take form, we see that his paintings are actually intricate landscapes--layer on top of layer of what are seemingly a bunch of fun, whimsical drawings are actually quite complicated. Continuing this dichotomy, it seems like all of the happy, lovely places he paints always have a bit of sad loneliness to them too, and some of the songs on our new album can definitely relate to that duality."

Deep.

Listen to "Confessor," the new single off Such Fun, here. To check out some more of Bob Ross' paintings, click here.