Produced by ROBIN GUTHRIE (COCTEAU TWINS). "She was singing before she could speak," says Annie's mother. It was clear from the outset that Annie's voice would be the vehicle of her expression. She spent her school years training her voice in classical, jazz and rock ensembles as well as in musical theatre. Today, as we listen to her crystal clear vocal beauty slip easily into our minds, we realize that we are the beneficiaries of all that training. Annie's voice is a delight that brings goose bumps to our flesh and shivers to our souls. When Annie first began this project she looked for people to help her express her vision. She didn't find them. Learning to play all the instruments you hear on the album, building a studio from scratch, learning music production, the music business, manufacturing ethics and design Annie organized and produced every aspect of the album from start to finish. She began her own independent record label, Beautiful Revolution Records, to keep the "insensitive pricks and corporate bums" out of her creative process. When she and Robin Guthrie met, the fusion of her solidly independent project and his art and wisdom exploded into the most original sound to hit the scene in a long time. Robin writes that Annie has, "quite an extraordinary voice and seemed to be quite driven, two things that don't always go hand in hand." He praises her for her confidence and says about the album, "I am really proud of it." As an adolescent, Annie fell in love with the music of the Cocteau Twins. Their music was the soundtrack to her search for her self. Listening to Robin Guthrie's lush soundscapes and Liz Fraser's ethereally soulful vocals, it became clear to Annie that she would express herself musically to the world. Years later, in a happenstance encounter, Annie ran into Robin at a show and began the collaboration that led to this album. The little girl who sang before she talked was now singing in a vocal booth in France with Robin Guthrie at the control panel. They worked together over the course of two years on this project commuting back and forth from L.A. to Rennes. One can hear all of Annie's influences synthesized into this album. She is a lover of Brit Rock and spent years learning the music of The Beatles, David Bowie, Tori Amos and The Super Furry Animals, among others. The essence of the British sound permeates this album. However, Annie's work is not a copy of any band. It is an original blend steeped in the flavors of the deeper music of the scene – music with something to tell you.