Music’s First ‘Facebook-Inspired’ Album Title Track? ‘Strangers Who Knew Each Other’s Names’ Marks Confident, Quirky Debut by Singer-Songwriter Dressner An Inviting Style That Evokes Bright Eyes, an Uptempo Mazzy Star, Jenny Lewis Singer-songwriter Annie Dressner delivers poignant songs with such conversational ease, it often seems as if she’s reading from an intimate letter or a book, set to music. On her engaging debut CD ‘Strangers Who Knew Each Other’s Names’, Dressner offers what may be the first-ever Facebook-inspired album title track, as she recalls the experience of meeting someone first encountered via social networking, and ponders the universal disconnectedness we all build by ‘friending’ people who are nothing of the sort. On the upcoming album, available in July, Dressner’s straight-forward lyrical style, sharp ear for wordplay and crisp, lilting vocals offer listeners a front-row seat to her stories, as they take shape above the understated music – the result is a collection of 11 original songs which at times evoke Bright Eyes, an uptempo Mazzy Star ‘Fade Into You,’ or Jenny Lewis. Listen to audio samples here: www.anniedressner.com/ Themes range from the uplifting, self-motivational opening track ‘Fly’ to the more austere ‘Come Back’ and ‘How Am I Supposed to Be’, both of which deal with personal loss. On the stunning ‘September’, written in the UK (where Dressner will soon move from New York,) she affirms to a lover, “anywhere with you is home.” Other standout tracks include the witty ‘Hardy Boys’ (written for a band she once met, not for the detective series,) and the uptempo rocker ‘Find Me’.