“The title of Amy Annelle's latest solo album, *A School of Secret Dangers*, quotes John Steinbeck's *Travels with Charley*. Steinbeck wrote the book after taking a trip across the country, and Annelle's album has a similar feel: collecting eleven songs from four years' worth of home recordings, it takes snapshots of American scenes. With their spare tunes and elliptical lyrics, Annelle's songs are”
