Search - Ana Egge :: Out Past the Lights

"I want to be soft as the air / and disappear before your eyes." With this elusive image, Ana Egge captures the intoxicating, evanescent spark of passion in "Straight To My Head", the first single from her stunning release Out Past the Lights. The CD marks the end of Ana's own vanishing act of sorts. With three breathtaking albums under her belt and having shared spotlights opening shows for Shawn Colvin, Richard Thompson, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jane Siberry, George Jones, and more, Ana opted for a low profile. Known for building her own guitar, Ana turned to building herself a house in the New Mexico desert outside of Silver City. Then, leaving her beloved white truck and motorcycle behind, she pulled up stakes for the relative anonymity of Brooklyn. Over the next three years, Ana played elite New York clubs while impressing a dazzling array of musicians. Among them was Out Past the Lights co-producer and bassist Jason Mercer, for years the anchor of Ani Difranco's band. Together, Egge and Mercer have crafted a rare gem. The Boston Globe writes "[Now age 28] Egge has the voice of a woman at least twice her age--and that's intended as a compliment. Her smoky, powerful pipes are perfectly suited to her country/bluesy songs about unrequited love." Kate Messer of the Austin Chronicle joins the chorus of praise for Ana's musical gifts: "..[her] sensual voice and tenderly baffling guitar work..." With Out Past the Lights, Ana Egge shatters the typical folky singer-songwriter mold with a collection of mesmerizing songs that, as in the opening track "Apple Tree", embark upon a journey through dreams filled with lush orchards, exhilarating backroad motorcycle rides, virgin snowfalls, shotgun weddings, deserted cityscapes, desperate rural hollows, starry seas, and the enduring icons of New York--the City of Liberty.