This came across my desk today and since I loved the Gear Daddies…. MARTIN ZELLAR RETURNS WITH FIRST NEW ALBUM IN TEN YEARS Singer/songwriter Martin Zellar‘s country-tinged portraits of life, love, and regret have resonated with listeners for over 25…
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Album Review:A Very She & Him Christmas by She & Him
Album Name: A Very She & Him Christmas Artist: She & Him Year/Label: 2011 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] [Vinyl! at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Just like you, I fell in love…
Album Review: Christmas Joy by Fiona Joy Hawkins
Album Name: Christmas Joy Artist: Fiona Joy Hawkins Year/Label: 2011 / Little Hartley Music [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Fiona Joy Hawkins has made some great music in the past, and now she makes…
Album Review: Lost With You by Ellie Lawson
Album Name: Lost With You Artist: Ellie Lawson Year/Label: 2011 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by DaveAdair Pitching a stall between the vocal quirkiness of Bjork and the searching tones of Alanis Morissette, backed up by…
Album Review: Nine and Fifty Swans by Tirill
Album Name: Nine and Fifty Swans Artist: Tirill Year/Label: 2011 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I reviewed Tirill Mohn’s debut album a few years ago. She follows it with a setting of W.B Yeats’ poetry…
New Vovete
A few months ago I write about a band called, VOVETE. [see here]. Ok it wasn’t a “few months ago” it was a couple of years…my how time flies. Anyway, their record is finished and you can get it now.…
New Kate Bush!
Today (Monday 21st November) marks the release of Kate’s 10th studio Album “50 Words For Snow” and the response from the press has been fantastic. If you need the physical copy go here: But if you’re cool with MP3s, you…
Artist Discovery: Jeannine Hebb
I opened this email because I thought the subject line read “The Next Kate Bush”. First of all, why do we need another one? Secondly, my next thought was that she sounds nothing like Kate Bush to me. D’oh! I…
A Shelby Earle song for you!
Shelby Earle is releasing her new album, Burn the Boats, on Novebmer 1 on Local 638 Records. [Here’s a song called Evergreen for you!] You can get it here: [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Here’s the tracklist 1. 22…
Album Review: Writing Letters by Ange Boxall
Album Name: Writing Letters Artist: Ange Boxall Year/Label: 2011 / Little Vixen Records [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds [Note: I wrote this review over a year ago, but the record just…