Album Name: Faces in the Rocks Artist: Mairee Sioux Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Amazon.com Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Mairee Sioux’s debut album is an enchanting nature-evoking thing. She sometimes recalls a less precious Joanna Newsom and guest Gentle Thunder’s…
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Album Review: The Real Nature of the Fantastic Ice Cream Car by Amelie
Album Name: The Real Nature of the Fantastic Ice Cream Artist: Amelie Year/Label: 2007 / Boxson/Anticraft [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Amelie recalls a French Björk on this inventive, quirky album. She brings a sweet weirdness and…
Album Review: Grace/Precarious by Sabrina Siegel
Album Name: Grace/Precarious Artist: Sabrina Siegel Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sabrina Siegel makes music one can assume as she experiments with guitar, cello and voice. These aren’t exactly songs, just sounds she makes. Dissonant noise…
Album Review: A Hundred Birds by Sylvi Alli
Album Name: A Hundred Birds Artist: Sylvi Alli Year/Label: 2008 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sylvi Alli’s voice hovers between light and dark, its loveliness accentuated by the unpredictable seep of her music. Her latest…
Charlotte Martin and Ken Andrews expecting!!
Charlotte Martin and Ken Andrews expecting first born in late April 2008 Los Angeles, CA—Monday, January 14, 2008— Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter, Charlotte Martin and producer/mixer/artist, Ken Andrews, are expecting their first born in late April of 2008. The couple married…
Finally one of “My Girls” on American Idol!
I am usually a casual viewer of American Idol. I often don’t like the music they sing, and I am much more interested in musicians and composers rather than singers. Plus sometimes I want to punch the judges. But I…
Artist: KT Tunstall Date: January 14, 2008 Venue: Joe’s Pub City: New York City, NY Review by Karen Hester Joe’s Pub advertised a show by KT Tunstall as her “only currently scheduled US date for 2008.” A voice in my…
Album Review: Breaking Free by Mya Rose
Album Name: Breaking Free Artist: Mya RoseST Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Mya Rose Wilkins has quite a distinct voice. It’s very strong and has a nice deep tone to it. It can…
Album Review: Who am I? by Gaynor O’Flynn
Album Name: Who am I? Artist: Gaynor O’Flynn Year/Label: 2008 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Gaynor O’Flynn makes music that has the slight jazzy undertones and relaxed mood to suit its words. Praying is soul-searching…
Album Review: Anchors and Anvils by Amy LaVere
Album Name: Anchors and Anvils Artist: Amy LaVere Year/Label: 2007 / Archer Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Amy LaVere’s new album starts with the impressive murder ballad Killing Him. “Killing him didn’t make the love go away” sings LaVere…