Working with a host of producers on her second release, "Don't Stop," Norwegian pop singer/DJ Annie [1] continues to balance her carefree playfulness with darker themes of struggling love to create a bittersweet dance party. But regardless of the mood, Annie steals listeners' hearts with her light-as-a-feather vocal delivery and infectious beats. On the electro-tinged "I Don't Like Your Band," she reveals her distaste for her lover's band ("Your latest 7-inch sounds obscene/Unless you spin it at 45") and suggests seeking inspiration from the "cosmic songs" of Kraftwerk [2], Bobby O [3] and Giorgio Moroder [4]. The haunting Timo Kaukolampi-produced "Marie Cherie" is a dark journey through the life of an abused girl who commits suicide and goes unnoticed. Annie lightens the mood on tracks like the swirling Brian Higgins-produced "Loco" (featuring cameos by Franz Ferdinand [5]'s Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy) and "The Breakfast Song," on which she repeatedly asks over snare taps and heavy synth, "What do you want?/What do you want for breakfast?" The album includes a five-track EP, which features several songs ("I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me," "I Can't Let Go" and "Sweet") that were originally intended for a 2008 version of the album that was halted following Annie's split from Island Records.-Mitchell Peters