Album Name: What He Says Artist: Ringleader Year/Label: 2007 / Independent This is a nice little EP of really cool, fun pop music. There’s an air of a little Brit Pop here. There’s also a teensy bit of a 80s…
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Album Review: Under This Yellow Sun by Tori Sparks
Album Name: Under This Yellow Sun Artist: Tori Sparks Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Tori Sparks’ previous release, Rivers + Roads. I remarked at the time that her voice was impressive…
Album Review: Dialtones by Acacia Sears
Album Name: Dialtones Artist: Acacia Sears Year/Label: 2007 / Sleepy Records Amazon.com Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Acacia Sears is the first artist to release a record on Sleepy Records. She has a really cool strong voice.…
Album Review: Racehorse by Holly Ramos
Album Name: Racehorse Artist: Holly Ramos Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Holly Ramos has a voice that is pretty distinct and because if that, I can’t say that it will appeal to everyone.…
Album Review: Free Life by Dan Wilson
Album Name: Free Life Artist: Dan Wilson Year/Label: 2007 / American/Reprise [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The music of the Wilson guys (Dan’s brother Matt is also a fabulous musician) is always very comfortable…
New Carole King DVD out soon
Legendary singer/songwriter Carole King is preparing to release the live DVD ‘Welcome To My Living Room’ on October 23rd. It features 29 songs captured live during her 2005 Living Room tour as well as rare behind the scenes footage including…
Sara Grabow new record!
I absolutely LOVED Sara Grabow’s previous release, Blueberries. So much so that I passed it around to all my friends and said, “you *have* to hear this woman!”. So I am beyond excited to hear that she has a new…
Album Review: Bitter Suite by Amy LaCour
Album Name: Bitter Suite Artist: Amy LaCour Year/Label: 2007 / Voice Recordings Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The first thing that strikes me about Amy LaCour is that really strong jazzy voice. It’s just gorgeous and suits…
Album Review: Metamorphosis by Christiane Cargill
Album Name: Metamorphosis Artist: Christiane Cargill Year/Label: 2007 / Celestial Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Christiane Cargill of the great band Riddle the Sphinx has recorded an album of Celtic music that includes original material and traditional tunes. Four…
Album Review: Radio Noise by Ode Hazelwood
Album Name: Radio Noise Artist: Ode Hazelwood Year/Label: 2007 / Hokum Noise Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Joseph and Raven Hazelwood play an intriguing take on Americana on their debut album. They mix contemporary modes with old time instruments and…