Album Name: Subterfuge Artist: Hannah Fury Year/Label: 2006 / MellowTraumatic Recordings Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds There’s something about Hannah Fury’s music that transports me. It’s just so dreamy and magical. Simply (or not so simply) beautiful.…
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Album Review: Chansons by Lauren Carter
Album Name: Chansons Artist: Lauren Carter Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Actress Lauren Carter’s debut as a singer is a very nice ep. She sings Edith Piaf’s “La vie en rose” in a…
Album Review: A Breath in Two by Andrue Sullivan
Album Name: A Breath in Two Artist: Andrue Sullivan Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Andrue Sullivan has quite a voice. He’s one of the many who could be compared to Jeff Buckley. This debut proves he…
Album Review: Love Me Back Alive by Venus Mission
Album Name: Love Me Back Alive Artist: Venus Mission Year/Label: 2005 / Homeplanetmusic Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Andrea Rosenthal records as Venus Mission, her new record is persuasive. She’s got a strong voice and her songs are powerful. “Better…
Album Review: (We Are Now )Seated In Profile by Half Asleep
Album Name: (We Are Now )Seated In Profile Artist: Half Asleep Year/Label: 2005 / Phantom Sound & Vision (and Unique Records, France) [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell At first, Half Asleep seems to be an all too…
Album Review: Chansons by Lauren Carter
Album Name: Chansons Artist: Lauren Carter Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Actress Lauren Carter’s debut as a singer is a very nice ep. She sings Edith Piaf’s “La vie en rose” in a breathy voice but…
Album Review: A Week Of Kindness by George
Album Name: A Week Of Kindness Artist: George Year/Label: 2005 / Pickled Egg Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Suzy Mangion and Michael Varty make up George. Mangion’s also sung with Arbol and Piano Magic. The band’s…
Album Review: The Secret Life of Spiders by Switchyard
Album Name: The Secret Life of Spiders Artist: Switchyard Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell “Silent Passenger” starts this record with an almost unnatural sweetness. Rachel Bellinsky’s vocal drifts over the backing, siren-like. “Two Things” is a…
Album Review: Calling for Rain by Lori Cullen
Album Name: Calling for Rain Artist: Lori Cullen Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Lori Cullen has released two solo records and a jazz record with the Ron Davis Trio. This new record sees her cover songs…
Mystery reunion
I received this from one of my contacts in “The Biz”. It’s a little video that is an announcement, of sorts, for an upcoming tour. He wasn’t allowed to say much about it, (like who the band is, and dates)…