Album Name: The Sky Observer’s Guide Artist: Amy Cook Year/Label: 2008 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I liked this within the first 30 seconds of hitting Play. Amy Cook’s voice is so…
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Album Review: Revolutionary Revolution by OHN
Album Name: Revolutionary Revolution Artist: OHN Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Downtempo is a term that’s been kicked around a lot and I guess that’s what you’d call these guys. Though there are…
Athena Reich is back in the studio
She played her last live show on Sunday before going into the studio to record her next record, “Little Girl Dreams”. Looking forward to hearing it!! Here are some reviews of her previous work: [Athena Under Attack] [Stranger Things Have…
Album Review: Don’t Look Away by Kate Voegele
Album Name: Don’t Look Away Artist: Kate Voegele Year/Label: 2007 / MySpace Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Kate Voegele’s previous release, Louder Than Words. At the time I compared her to…
Album Review: Kittyhawk by Santa Dog
Album Name: Kittyhawk Artist: Santa Dog Year/Label: 2007 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve reviewed Santa Dog’s work in the past and I liked them so well that at least one of…
Album Review: Cinderella Sings the Blues by Lana Martino-Smith
Album Name: Cinderella Sings the Blues Artist: Lana Martino-Smith Year/Label: 2006 / Kitten Kong Records I generally don’t care for blues, and blues this is. But Lana Martino-Smith has such a strong voice that it makes this much more tolerable…
Scented CDs
So I got this press release the other day. What do you think? My first reaction was that it was really stupid, but who knows what people will buy nowadays. ********************* CDDVD Now! now offers Rub ‘n’ Smell Discs with…
Album Review: Release the Stars by Rufus Wainwright
Album Name: Release the Stars Artist: Rufus Wainwright Year/Label: 2008 / Geffen [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I was late to the Rufus Wainwright Party, but once arrived I was hooked. So I was…
Album Review: Piece of the Light by Shea Breaux Wells
Album Name: Piece of the Light Artist: Shea Breaux Wells Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This record really makes me feel like I’m sitting in a jazz piano bar sipping a martini. Wells…
Album Review: Democracy by Stephanie Rearick
Album Name: Democracy Artist: Stephanie Rearick Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I have a special place in my heart for Stephanie Rearick and her odd brand of popish carnival-rock music. I have reviewed…