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Out Past the Lights

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"River Under the Road" had a song "Made of Iron" that went to the top of my personal top ten & is one of my all-time favorites. Ana Egge, the North Dakota girl, has become a breathtaking artist on this delightful set. "Out Past the Lights" brings together her strengths. Ana's voice has a wistful quality that always makes her seem like she is mining the depths of emotion. "Straight to My Head" is one of the more rock-oriented tracks with Ana's edgy electric lead and her vocal filled with desire & longing, "All you need is love tonight; I wanna be as soft as the air, disappear before your eyes & wake up with you in your bed." "Wedding Dress" is a great folk ballad that relates the story of a couple & how their lives are impacted by marriage. Egge takes routine details of her characters' daily life and poetically weaves them into powerful emotional images, "Anne Marie lives in Kansas City; she's a Christian; she loves living there; She says, 'I'm flying back to Brooklyn,' rolls her eyes & fixes her hair, cleans houses with her Mom for work, goes to school & dreams of dirt." "Sailor" has an exquisite melody with Egge's simple acoustic guitar & vocals communicating great longing, "Some questions are only to keep us thinking, the universe expands & we keep blinking." "Ways of Waiting" is another exquisite strong track where Egge sings as if an observer watching a performer, "These ways of waiting, now they're rushing out, I won't make a sound 'til I see your face & say your name out loud; My imagination made me your girl, such a fascination with your world." All of the tracks on this set are good from the acoustic "Birds" to the rocky "Closer to the Motor." Ana Egge continues her artistic journey on this CD with incredible results. Bravo!

Only one other review of this album? Makes sense since Ana Egge is shockingly under-appreciated. If you have found your way to this page and wonder about this album - BUY IT. Every song is a good one. It is a good album for a lazy day, a good drive, hanging with friends...Much better than overblown Fionna Apple, Jewel and artists in the same vein. If you like Amiee Mann, you'll love...why are you still reading? Buy the album already!