Khanna had been in NYC in October 09 and witnessed an early performance of the song in a candle lit hotel room in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and had a vision to re-create what he experienced as an ‘intimate confession’.

His vision was to record the vocals with a boom mic using the natural acoustics of the room as apposed to the traditional process of syncing to a pre-recorded track. The music video was shot at the infamous ‘Hotel Chelsea’ in a palatial suite with soaring ceilings and wooden floors yielding fabulous live acoustics.

In ‘Annie’, Khanna pays homage to french cinema with Marta showing an uncanny resemblance to a young Catherine Deneuve while delivering an emotionally vulnerable portrayal of a woman (Annie) who is haunted by a life of detachment and lust. Marta says the song is not autobiographical, rather an observation of the complex human instinct to seek intimacy, validation and ultimately acceptance.

A special Music Video release party of ‘Annie’ will be unveiled on the 14th July at The Magpie Tavern 831 Dundas Street West, Toronto, On 416-916-6499

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Marta recently opened for Seymour on Ontario dates, and is now often gigging around town. OTB caught her at The Gladstone, and was impressed by her clean and pure vocals (AIMEE MANN is one reference point), her fine band (including former CRYBABY members), and melodic material that mixed pop and roots elements. The ballad “Isabella” shone, and a spirited cover of THE WATERBOYS’ “Fisherman’s Blues” closed out the set. We caught just a few songs of the next band, THE HUNTING HORNS. Their dramatic songs displayed a NICK CAVE influence, which is never a bad thing.

Kerry Doole

Dec 2009 Marta will be wrapping up the final selections for her second studio album, re-working songs and adding to the 5 selected tracks so far.