Annie Wells offers a love letter to family and the joy of reuniting on her new single, "Time Escaped," a gentle singer-songwriter track built on longing, memory, and the soft sting of separation. This one she wrote on a long-overdue journey from New York to North Carolina, her first time visiting her family after they had spent almost two years apart, and it carries all the emotional weight of lost and regained time.
"Time Escaped" imagines time as a being that separates loved ones and confines their connection to fleeting glances through the looking glass. Instead of carrying grief with weight, Wells turns emotion into something softer, thoughtful, forgiving, and hopeful. Her vocals float with a soft beauty, accompanied by tender piano lines that ground the track in luscious warmth. Added to that are the musicians on this recording, who take something already emotionally charged and make it even more so.
Between the two horn players, Mike Kaupa adds brightness and soul by way of flugelhorn, always wrapping his brass around a melody with glowing warmth. Dave Arenius's upright bass provides both depth and foundation, while Phil Marshall's guitar solo sounds like a hushed epiphany, strikingly held back and original. Roy Marshall's drums keep the rhythm earthy without being intrusive, which in turn allows the song to meander and amble at its leisurely, contemplative pace.
"Time Escaped" transforms personal grief into universal understanding. Each note reverberates with lost gatherings, delayed embraces, and familiar memories lived through screens rather than in shared spaces. The song pulses with gratitude for the reunion, for the journey, and for the reminder that love never dissipates, even as time passes us by. On "Time Escaped," Annie Wells delivers a track that seems intimate, soulful, and achingly human.
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