Album Name: The Death of Gypsy X Artist: Béla Year/Label: 2007 / Independent [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Béla’s debut album brims with radio friendly but still edgy rock and her voice is great. Do You…
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Album Review: Outer Sunset by Monocle
Album Name: Outer Sunset Artist: Monocle Year/Label: 2008 / Hidden Shoal Recording [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Monocle play a spacey, poppy electronic music and they are fronted by the delightful Sunny Kim. They are a bit…
Album Review: A Book Like This by Angus & Julia Stone
Album Name: A Book Like This Artist: Angus & Julia Stone Year/Label: 2008 / Capitol Music [Buy at Amazon] Review by David Adair Recently comedian, Dave Gorman valiantly tried, but painstakingly failed to perform the laudable task of traveling through…
Album Review: Les Branches des Arbres se Soulèvent by Louise Vertigo
Album Name: Les Branches des Arbres se Soulèvent Artist: Louise Vertigo Year/Label: 2008 / Le Chant de Monde [Buy at Amazon France] OR[Buy at Amazon US ] The way the dollar is going I am not sure which it the…
It’s Official (not that it wasn’t before)
But here’s the Official Press Release regarding Terami Hirsch’s new record. This time I have a cover to show you! I may even have some streaming audio content soon. For now, you can visit her MySpace page and hear some…
Album Review: 12 Ways to Live by Emily White
Album Name: 12 Ways to Live Artist: Emily White Year/Label: 2008 / Squeezed Fresh Productions [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Emily White’s previous release, Every Pulse back in 2005 (wow, has…
Album Review: Petits Chansons Méchantes by Claudine Muno and the Lunaboots
Album Name: Petits Chansons Méchantes Artist: Claudine Muno and the Lunaboots Year/Label: 2008 / Green l fant Records [Buy at Hysterias] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Claudine Muno is from Luxemburg; she’s a writer and singer/songwriter. This bilingual effort is…
Album Review: Tequila Moon by Jessy J
Album Name: Tequila Moon Artist: Jessy J Year/Label: 2008 / Peak Records Jessy J is Jessica Spinella. She begun as a piano player but on this record, plays the saxophone and sings a little. An obviously talented woman. This Latin…
Album Review: Craving the Second by Cheryl B. Engelhardt
Album Name: Craving the Second Artist: Cheryl B. Engelhardt Year/Label: 2007 / Independent [Buy at CD Baby] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I have reviewed Cheryl Engelhardt’s music in the past. I remember it being very poppy.…
Album Review: Little Eve by Kate Miller-Heidke
Album Name: Little Eve Artist: Kate Miller-Heidke Year/Label: 2008 / Sony [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I’ve previously reviewed an independent ep by Kate Miller-Heidke and this is her major label debut. She’s still an individual talent…