Album Name: Les Dangerueses Artist: Lenni Jabour and the Third Floor Year/Label: 2006 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Lenni Jabour is a chanteuse based in Canada and her new album gives a fresh spin on…
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Album Review: A Purple Kind of Blue by Meredith Blis
Album Name: A Purple Kind of Blue Artist: Meredith Blis Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Meredith Blis is a talented singer and pianist and this is her debut. She has an appealingly bluesy slant to her…
Album Review: Fun House by Riddle the Sphinx
Album Name: Fun House Artist: Riddle the Sphinx Year/Label: 2006 / Celestial Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Riddle the Sphinx is fronted by singer/songwriter Christiane Cargill. The music they play is lovely and the lyrics by…
Album Review: The Hour Lilies by Sharon Lewis
Album Name: The Hour Lilies Artist: Sharon Lewis Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sharon Lewis was a part of the quirky duo Pooka with her friend Natasha Lea Jones. Her solo debut follows a more restrained…
Album Review: From Where You Are by Melineh Kurdian
Album Name: From Where You Are Artist: Melineh Kurdian Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve listened to this CD many times. Sometimes it’s perfect background music and sometimes I can’t concentrate on what…
Album Review: Kite by Amy Obenski
Album Name: Kite Artist: Amy Obenski Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve been really enjoying this CD. It’s very homey, very comfortable. Amy Obeski’s voice is pretty without being showy. It adds to…
Album Review: Lost in Pennsylvania by The Hickories
Album Name: Lost in Pennsylvania Artist: The Hickories Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The Hickories have been compared to REM a few times. I guess that’s a pretty fair comparison, but mainly because…
Album Review: The Little Willies by The Little Willies
Album Name: The Little Willies Artist: The Little Willies Year/Label: 2006 / Milking Bull Records / EMI [Buy at Amazon] [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds OK first of all the title? I mean…
Album Review: Waiting for My Conviction by Leslie Clemmons
Album Name: Waiting for My Conviction Artist: Leslie Clemmons Year/Label: 2006 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Leslie Clemmon’s previous CD, “Stop the World” in 2004. I liked it’s funky jazzy…
Album Review: For the Quiet by Katie Sawicki
Album Name: For the Quiet Artist: Katie Sawicki Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Katie Sawicki’s previous release, Black Boots in 2004 and thought it was good, but found the melodies “lacking…