Album Name: Siren Song Artist: Sweet Soubrette Year/Label: 2008 / MH Records [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sweet Soubrette aka Ellia Bisker plays the ukulele and sings beguilingly of love on her debut album. She once…
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Album Review: Playtime by Grisbi
Album Name: Playtime Artist: Grisbi Year/Label: 2008 / Elap Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Grisbi hail from France and play a chilled electro-pop. They’ve named their new album after a film by Jacques Tati, which is a cool move.…
Album Review: Mouthfeel by Ben Arthur
Album Name: Mouthfeel Artist: Ben Arthur Year/Label: 2008 / Independent [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Well, I’ve been smitten with Ben Arthur since I heard his song Keep Me Around from his previous release, Edible Darling.…
Album Review: In the Ballroom by Saint Bernadette
Album Name: In the Ballroom Artist: Saint Bernadette Year/Label: 2008 / Exotic Recordings [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Saint Bernadette recorded their debut album live in an abandoned ballroom. They have an old-time very appealing sound. Singer…
Album Review: A Broke Machine by Terami Hirsch
Album Name: A Broke Machine Artist: Terami Hirsch Year/Label: 2008 / Madstone Records [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds It’s no secret I am a big fan of Terami Hirsch. She’s one of the…
Tina Dico Tour dates and Video
Hey! Tina Dico is on tour. I am bummed she won’t be coming to Minneapolis. But if any of you go out and see her, drop us a link and let us know how the show was. Mar 25 Belly…
Album Review: Parx-E: A Compilation of Independent Music by Various Artists
Album Name: Parx-E: A Compilation of Independent Music Artist: Various Artists Year/Label: 2007 / Clear Springs Entertainment [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds When I first got this CD my thought was, “oooh cool…
Album Review: Crooked Path by Star Anna
Album Name: Crooked Path Artist: Star Anna Year/Label: 2008 / Malamute Recordst [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Amy Lotsberg With a couple of exceptions it seems a lot of the music I’ve gotten lately is sort of Alt country/…
Album Review: River of Soul by Marcomé
Album Name: River of Soul Artist: Marcomé Year/Label: 2008 / Marco Productions [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Canada’s Marcomé releases her new album and is obviously a gifted singer. She records in the same genre as…
Album Review: Count to Ten by Tina Dico
Album Name: Count to Ten Artist: Tina Dico Year/Label: 2008 / Defend Music [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve been listening to this record in my car for the last week and with each…