Music as a vehicle for expressing life. What do we mean by this? Perhaps a proactive attitude, perhaps a consistent behavior. It's a long journey, an artist with discreet logic and an open heart, songs for survival. Ollee Owens has managed to mediate between purity and instinct, writing songs to endure, singing with a natural and precise voice, rejecting escape routes. Defining her style is random, her background echoes the sounds of Robbie Robertson, the gospel modulations of Mavis Staples, and blues-rock music with a guarantee that stems from intelligence and wisdom. Her second and last album, "Nowhere to Hide", leaves no one fooled, there are no shortcuts or closed doors. It's visceral music that doesn't waste time seeking easy, flat paths, but instead dives directly into the listener's arms to be savored without mercy. Omnipresent guitars, a rhythm section that marks the time, and horns to seduce the fortunate few. Ollee Owens will not disappoint anyone—she's a complete artist.