Album Name: Jump with a Child’s Artist: Annie Crane Year/Label: 2011 / Constant Clip Records [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Annie Crane has a pure voice and a contemporary folk style that’s easy to love. The opening…
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Single Review: Slivers Of You by Puro Instinct
Album Name: Slivers Of You Artist: Puro Instinct Year/Label: 2011 / Record Makers Review by David Adair Winding electro tainted pop from Los Angeles’ Kaplan (Piper and Skylar) siblings delivers a sound that pounded Top of The Pops in the…
Single Review: Ghoulish by Poly Styrene
Song Name: Ghoulish Artist: Poly Styrene Year/Label: 2011 / Future Noise Music [Download at Amazon] Review by Dave Adair Digital tinkering and gruff, yet coasting femme vocals that are pitched somewhere in the void between Client and Sinead O’Connor, defiantly…
New Tori Amos
I’ve run hot and cold on her lately, but the new songs I’ve heard sound really good!! There were two posted on Wears the Trousers last week, but they’ve since been removed from Soundcloud. But I found this video: Watch…
Single Review: RASTAKRAUT by The Narcoleptic Dancers
Album Name: RASTAKRAUT Artist: The Narcoleptic Dancers Year/Label: 2011 / Bleepmachine [Download at Amazon] Review by David Adair A soft harmony laden accompaniment paves the way to the stirring, carefree, yet thought delivery of Melody Van Kappers, as simplistic lyrics…
ISC Songwriting Competition Announced
You just may recognize some of the judges…like, um…TORI AMOS!! (and a bunch of other amazing artists) MUSIC LUMINARIES SIGN ON AS JUDGES FOR THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Ozzy Osbourne, My Morning Jacket, Jeff…
Debut of Whitehorse in October in US.
From Six Shooter Records: LUKE DOUCET AND MELISSA MCCLELLAND UNITE AS WHITEHORSE: DEBUT ALBUM OUT OCT. 18 ON SIX SHOOTER RECORDS. ix Shooter Records’ Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet tie the musical knot with the debut of their new band,…
Album Review: The Taxidermist by Scarlet Season
Album Name: The Taxidermist Artist: Scarlet Season Year/Label: 2011 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Scarlet Season is the new project by Aileen Paron who released the strong album Anonyma in a more…
Tribute to Amy Winehouse
Nashville, TN – Last month the world lost the soulful vocal stylings of English pop star, Amy Winehouse. At age 27, Amy had reached career heights that most never see, yet her life spiraled out of control ending in her…
Album review: Late Bloomer by Allie Moss
Album Name: Late Bloomer by Allie Moss Artist: Allie Moss Year/Label: 2011 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I got Allie Moss’ album awhile back and put it in my rotation. I did…