Album Name: Lucky Penny Artist: Julia Francis Year/Label: 2008 / No Shrinking Violet I’d say Julia Francis’ sound is mostly Americana/folksy. But it’s more than just girl and guitar. There’s a bunch of other stuff going on. There are some…
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Album Review: Dreams Of Breathing Underwater by Eliza Carthy
Album Name: Dreams Of Breathing Underwater Artist: Eliza Carthy Year/Label: 2007 / Topic Records [Buy at Topic Records] Review by David Adair Occasional Billy Bragg collaborator and, for many, the mainstay of UK folk music, Yorkshire born Eliza Carthy, unleashes…
The Next Big Thing
Hey all you (lucky) Los Angelinos…two folks from a band that both Anna Maria and I like, BREECH, are in a play that is beginning it’s run soon! Check it out!! [Here’s the review of Tarnish and Undress] [Here’s the…
Album Review: Rose EP by Rose
Album Name: Rose EP Artist: Rose Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Rose Walker is but a wee lass (sorry, I’m looking forward to my trip to Scotland a little too much I guess!) but she’s got a big talent. The music…
Album Review: Join Us by Katie Stelmanis
Album Name: Join Us Artist: Katie Stelmanis Year/Label: 2008 / Blocks Recording Club [Buy at Blocks Recording Club] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Katie Stelmanis has just released her debut and she’s definitely someone to take notice of. She makes…
Album Review: Bittersweet Constrain by Jill Tracy
Album Name: Bittersweet Constrain Artist: Jill Tracy Year/Label: 2008 / 125 Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Jill Tracy is one of the early-discovered artists on this site. I am pretty sure I would never have heard…
Album Review: Rachel Sierra Project
Album Name: Held Under the Knife Artist: Rachel Sierra Project Year/Label: 2008 /Arthropoda Records As one might expect judging by the cover art, this is a highly (but well) produced affair. Rachel Sienna looks like a wee thing, but she’s…
Interview: Thea Gilmore
Thea is now a Happy Gilmore! An interview by David Adair “I never have intentions when I write an album. With Liejacker I got fed up at people having too much input in my work. This album is about me…
Album Review: Getalife by Olga Kouklaki
Album Name: Getalife Artist: Olga Kouklaki Year/Label: 2007 / The Perfect Kiss [Buy at The Perfect Kiss] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Olga Kouklaki became known when she sang with French rockers Poni Hoax. Her own solo debut is electro…
Parlor Party: Edie Carey July 19, 2008
Edie Carey in the Living Room Saturday July 19, 2008 at 8:00pm Collected Sounds Living Room Minneapolis, MN Suggested Donation $15 With her warm, graceful voice and her knack for cutting “into a subject…with a diamond-edged blade**,” Edie Carey grabs…