Annelle Staal

Annelle Staal's voice is consistently described as "silk." Known for an uncommonly fanciful, capricious stage presence and their star-studded live trio, Annelle captivates festival crowds and packed lounges with a sound that ranges from alternative southern indie and soul to concept house. The Annelle Staal Trio, made up of Frost School of Music alums, producers and multi-instrumentalists Ben Youngblood and ‘X,’ features dueling drum machines, clarinet, guitar, and bass, with Annelle's occasional appearance on the keys.

Hundreds of live shows, a three year residency at one of Nashville’s competitive music row talent agencies and five years of triweekly online music streams to boot, Annelle’s electric live show nurtures a flourishing scene in the south east. Guitarist Ben Youngblood and bassist “X” developed tight musical chemistry on a national tour together before meeting Annelle in Ben’s hometown of Raleigh, NC. All three producers and original artists with backgrounds in roots music, Raleigh became a natural home for the Trio. "I grew up a military kid, but spent the majority of my childhood in small town North Carolina," Annelle says. "Raleigh feels as close to a hometown as I'll ever get."

Ben’s love for Americana, Annelle’s affinity for boundary-defying pop, and X’s metal-like precision collide in an unexpectedly whimsical, genre-bending, emotionally charged experience that channels the spirit of rock and roll and the essence of jazz. Improvised musical movements, expert crowd work and spontaneous comedy decorate the Trio's set of compelling original material, classics and crowd delighting revival hits.

Fans describe performances as visually mesmerizing, occasionally psychedelic and as danceable as they are deeply moving.