Album Name: Heart Like Feathers Artist: Robert Deeble Year/Label: 2012 / Mind Bomb Publishing/ Dead Letter Records This album is not out but can be pre-ordered from site. Check the links below too, might be available there in time. Here’s the single, Review by...
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Album Name: Sweet and Vicious Artist: Allison’s Invention Year/Label: 2011 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Allison Tartalia relased the album “Ready” back in 2002 and as Allison’s Invention she has just done an ep that’s emotionally sung and has great tunes to...
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The new album In The Time Of Gods is due out on April 17th, 2012. Produced by Kevin Killen (who has worked with such giants as U2, Elvis Costello, and Peter Gabriel), and features special guests Shawn Colvin and Larry Campbell, and a remarkable...
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In support of her new album, Year of the Wolf. You can get it on Amazon but it’s an import so it’s pricey for us US-ers. Unfortch, it’s not on MP3 yet. (nor on iTunes) But here’s a shot of the cover: Share...
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Enjoy the song, Tiger Swami by Circle Link and Christian Nesmith. See her live at her next Show: SAT MAR 3rd 8:30pm $8 Genghis Cohen 740 North Fairfax Avenue Los Angeles CA 90046 Share on Facebook
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I saw Hannah Fairchild’s photo and liked her right away. Then I read her bio and it made me laugh and I wanted to have a drink with her. Her music is energetic, poppish rock. It makes me want to jump up and down....
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The song, In Your Doldrums, comes off their debut LP, Teeth, which is out now via Crossbill Records. Teeth sways from somber drones of distortion and lonely French horn to manic layers of trumpet, guitar fuzz, and cymbal crashes, its resonance lies in the...
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Album Name: We Are the Sand Artist: Peter Lacey Year/Label: 2011 / Pink Hedgehog Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Peter Lacey has made impressive records in the past, and his new effort in the vein of Brian...
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A few days ago, I saw this message on Facebook from Vicki Blankenship, who I’ve known (internet-known) since Collected Sounds was just a baby. She’s always been a very big indie-activist and this is her latest venture. Here in her words: Many of you...
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I wrote about Roxanne de Bastion awhile back. She is a Berlin born, London based Singer / Songwriter, who recenlty debuted some shows in New York. She released her first single with SGO Records / Proper UK on November 27th and send me the...
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This came across my desk today and since I loved the Gear Daddies…. MARTIN ZELLAR RETURNS WITH FIRST NEW ALBUM IN TEN YEARS Singer/songwriter Martin Zellar‘s country-tinged portraits of life, love, and regret have resonated with listeners for over 25 years. Zellar, who first...
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Album Name: A Very She & Him Christmas Artist: She & Him Year/Label: 2011 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Just like you, I fell in love with Zooey Deschanel’s voice...
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Album Name: Christmas Joy Artist: Fiona Joy Hawkins Year/Label: 2011 / Little Hartley Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Fiona Joy Hawkins has made some great music in the past, and now she makes a tasteful seasonal album....
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Album Name: Lost With You Artist: Ellie Lawson Year/Label: 2011 / Independent Review by DaveAdair Pitching a stall between the vocal quirkiness of Bjork and the searching tones of Alanis Morissette, backed up by a stretching guitar push...
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Album Name: Nine and Fifty Swans Artist: Tirill Year/Label: 2011 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I reviewed Tirill Mohn’s debut album a few years ago. She follows it with a setting of W.B Yeats’ poetry to music on this...
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A few months ago I write about a band called, VOVETE. . Ok it wasn’t a “few months ago” it was a couple of years…my how time flies. Anyway, their record is finished and you can get it now. If you visit their...
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Today (Monday 21st November) marks the release of Kate’s 10th studio Album “50 Words For Snow” and the response from the press has been fantastic. If you need the physical copy go here: But if you’re cool with MP3s, you can get it for...
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I opened this email because I thought the subject line read “The Next Kate Bush”. First of all, why do we need another one? Secondly, my next thought was that she sounds nothing like Kate Bush to me. D’oh! I guess I was reading...
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Shelby Earle is releasing her new album, Burn the Boats, on Novebmer 1 on Local 638 Records. You can get it here: Here’s the tracklist 1. 22 (You’ve Got Me Undone)...
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Album Name: Writing Letters Artist: Ange Boxall Year/Label: 2011 / Little Vixen Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds [Note: I wrote this review over a year ago, but the record just hadn't come out. I...
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