Album Name: Sorry You Missed it Artist: The Batterie Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The dynamic vocalist Aubrey Smith fronts the Batterie and they play tight, soulful music. Smith’s vocal comes to the fore on the…
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Album Review: Extraordinary Life by Gilli Moon
Album Name: Extraordinary Life Artist: Gilli Moon Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve reviewed two of Gilli Moon’s previous albums and am happy to note that this new one is good too. It’s…
Album Review: Sing Sing and I by Sing Sing
Album Name: Sing Sing and I Artist: Sing Sing Year/Label: 2005 / Aerial [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Emma Anderson was a member of dreampop outfit Lush and later formed Sing Sing with Lisa O’Neill. Their second…
Album Review: The Chemical EP by Santa Dog
Album Name: The Chemical EP Artist: Santa Dog Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds OK these guys had me at Cool Package. This CD came to me in a lovely printed envelope that upon…
Album Review: Fusion by Lindsey Yung
Album Name: Fusion Artist: Lindsey Yung Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Lindsey Yung’s previous release: “The Return” and all I think was “Holy Disco Batman!” but this is quite a departure.…
Album Review: Edge of Reason by Stefanie Seskin
Album Name: Edge of Reason Artist: Stefanie Seskin Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Stefanie Seskin has been the lead singer and songwriter for the rock/soul/pop band “blue number nine” since 1995. I am…
Album Review: Charm by Maria Doyle Kennedy
Album Name: Charm Artist: Maria Doyle Kennedy Year/Label: 2005 / Mermaid Order from her site (see below) Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Maria Doyle Kennedy had a role in “The Commitments”, and her new solo record is a different sort…
Album Review: The Art of Virtue by Adrienne Young & Little Sadie
Album Name: The Art of Virtue Artist: Adrienne Young & Little Sadie Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, I don’t know much about bluegrass music, but I’m pretty sure this…
Album Review: Her Accent was Excellent by Hundred Hands
Album Name: Her Accent was Excellent Artist: Hundred Hands Year/Label: 2009 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve learned to expect good things from Graveface records. I’ve previously reviewed two CDs by Dreamend,…
Melissa Ferrick with special guest Natalia Zukerman
Singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick emerged in 1994 as part of a group of new female alternative singer/songwriters, much in the vein of Liz Phair. Ferrick began singing in coffeehouses after dropping out of college, eventually winding up in Boston. Her major…