Album Name: The Deep Blue Artist: Charlotte Hatherley Year/Label: 2007 / Little Sister Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by David Adair Independence and inner strength are qualities that Charlotte Hatherley has been falling back on admirably, since her recent mutual…
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Album Review: Dream with Me by Serpentine Arborvitae
Album Name: Dream with Me Artist: Serpentine Arborvitae Year/Label: 2007 / Infinite Domain Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Serrpentine Arborvitae makes new age music using her pliable voice and synths. The result is intriguing. “Thoughts Are Things” is a…
Album Review: Songs To Live And Die By 8mm
Album Name: Songs To Live And Die By Artist: 8mm Year/Label: 2006 / Curb Appeal Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Producer Sean Beavan and his wife, singer Juliette follow a well-received ep with this full-length album.…
Album Review: Love or Inertia by Amy Raasch
Album Name: Love or Inertia Artist: Amy Raasch Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Amy Raasch has been an actress and now her musical career is starting. She writes literate and catchy songs and her voice is…
Album Review: Worlds Apart by Blue Stone
Album Name: Worlds Apart Artist: Blue Stone Year/Label: 2007 / Neurodisc [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This record is very much in the Sleepthief, Delerium, Enigma, realm of music. It also reminds me of…
Album Review: If I Could Fly by Johanna
Album Name: If I Could Fly Artist: Johanna Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The cover of this CD (and the title) led me to expect something really soft and maybe even religious-y. But…
Album Review: Animal by (S)He
Album Name: Animal Artist: (S)He Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I would put this somewhere between funk and dance. On the opening song “Club Shy Guy” there’s the ‘wacka-wacka’ guitar but then at…
Album Review: Good Girl by Erin Sax Seymour
Album Name: Good Girl Artist: Erin Sax Seymour Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I guess I would classify this record as country rock with a touch of blues. I am not a huge…
Album Review: Migrating South by Julia Carroll
Album Name: Migrating South Artist: Julia Carroll Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Julia Carroll’s previous release, “2 Cents” and while I found it a bit harder than my normal fare, I…
Movie Review: Shut Up & Sing by Dixie Chicks
Album Name: Shut Up & Sing Artist: Dixie Chicks Year/Label: 2006 / Woolly Puddin’ Films [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve never been a huge fan of the Dixie Chicks’ music, but when that…