Album Name: Give In Artist: Anne Heaton Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I may be a tad biased about these songs since I heard them played in my own living room last month…
Category: Best of 2004
Album Review: Nu by Edie
Album Name: Nu Artist: Edie Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Edie’s previous release, “Shades” was reviewed here at Collected Sounds some time ago, but the review was done by my co-hort Anna Maria…
Album Review: Day One by Sarah Slean
Album Name: Day One Artist: Sarah Slean Year/Label: 2004 / Wea International [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, Collected Sounds has a bit of a history with Ms Slean. She was one of the…
Album Review: Mystical America by Laura Sullivan
Album Name: Mystical America Artist: Laura Sullivan Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Earlier this year I reviewed Laura Sullivan’s CD, Pianoscapes and I loved it. I am happy to report that one wasn’t…
Album Review: Wreck of the Day by Anna Nalick
Album Name: Wreck of the Day Artist: Anna Nalick Year/Label: 2005 / Sony [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I don’t normally do reviews of sampler EPs or anything that you as a music consumer…
Album Review: Infomercial Gasmask by ALU
Album Name: Infomercial Gasmask Artist: ALU Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The voice coos… “Welcome to the wasteland. Close your eyes, Take hold of my hand. I will lead you through the barren…
Album Review: Trouble by Bonnie McKee
Album Name: Trouble Artist: Bonnie McKee Year/Label: 2004 / Reprise/Warner Brothers [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Bonnie McKee is now 19 (I believe, as of Spring of 2004). But her sound is much more…
Album Review: 10,000 Stones by Adrianne
Album Name: 10,000 Stones Artist: Adrianne Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Some months ago I received a sampler of Adrianne’s music with just two songs on it. Well, I’ve been hooked on those…
Album Review: White Turns Blue by Maria Mena
Album Name: White Turns Blue Artist: Maria Mena Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I was aware of Maria Mena and her release of her debut CD, “White Turns Blue” for…
Album Review:Facsimile Dream by The Gypsy Cowgirls
Album Name: Facsimile Dream Artist: The Gypsy Cowgirls Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This recording is described as “the musical odyssey of a young woman fed up with her relationships with men. She…