Album Name: Sensual Journeys Artist: Fiona Joy Hawkins Year/Label: 2012 / Little Harley Music [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] [Fiona Joy Hawkins Official Site] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Pianist Fiona Joy Hawkins has made several nice albums and…
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Andrea Perry Kickstarter
Hi there, Some of you may remember that I reviewed Andrea Perry’s album, River of Stars back in 2006 (oh man, does time ever fly!). It was on my Best Of… list for that year. I loved that album, still…
Discovery: Playboy School
This band’s press release showed up in my inbox, I took a listen and I really liked it. So I thought you might too. “Playboy School takes no sides, incorporating the danceability of the beloved Friday night DJ set with…
Just this…
Discovery: Dominique Pruitt
Here’s a video for your listening and viewing pleasure! I love the retro look and sound of this. When she sent this to me, she was excited have had 43k views. when I first looked it was over 160K! So…
Discovery: Dana Falconberry
Another new one for me (she’s been around awhile, how did I not know this?) This is Dana Falconberry. Her music is described as “orchestral pop-folk” and I’d say, judging by this song, that’s pretty accurate. It’s lovely. She has…
Discovery: Hidden Orchestra
I love it when I have slow work days and can catch up on Collected Sounds stuff. Man, I wish I could do this full time…*sigh* Here’s another new discovery: The band is called Hidden Orchestra. This is just beautiful…
Discovery: Years & Years
There’s something about this voice that grabs me. Plus he dances cute. Listen at [SoundCloud] Press release: Rising London quintet Years & Years are set to release their irresistible debut single “I Wish I Knew” on September 24th through the…
Discovery: For the Foxes
Here’s another one that came to me recently that I liked. They remind me of the band fun. Recent Hopeless Records signees, For The Foxes have been delivering their own unique brand of pop rock ever since their inception in…
More cool new music for you!
I’ve been going through my emails (a bit overwhelming, I must say) and I found some gems. I’ll be posting them in the coming days… Here’s today’s: The band is called Cats Park. Face the Future – EP by Cats…