Album Name: Poison of the Sea Artist: Patria Jacobs Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Patria Jacobs is Collected Sounds’ artist of the month for June 2005. [Visit the Spotlight] Her part twang part…
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Album Review: Fires by Nerina Pallot
Album Name: Fires Artist: Nerina Pallot Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds A Collected Sounds reader, Richard, contacted Nerina and suggested she send her CD to us…
strangest package so far…
Well, I believe I have received the strangest submission package in my five years of doing this…here is what it contained: Sinead O’Conner: Collaborations (not so weird)- this is actually a CD of her doing duets with others. I’ve never…
Album Review: The Apiary by Jennifer Greer
Album Name: The Apiary Artist: Jennifer Greer Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I would put Jennifer Greer in the Adult Alternative group. But there is a little bit of a…
Album Review: Song Inside Me by Michele Lundeen
Album Name: Song Inside Me Artist: Michele Lundeen Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anne Demingc Sweet Jesus what a voice! Move over Janice Joplin, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie (both of ‘em Wonder AND Ray Vaughn) – Michele Lundeen has…
Spotlight on Patria Jacobs
With a flamboyant twang achieved through a blend of uncalculated southern eavesdropping and California coastal wallowing, Patria Jacobs’ songs are built around piano, guitar, bass and drum. They are songs are an eclectic collection of pop, dirgy ballads and country…
Interview: Janie Price (aka Bird)
Janie Price (aka Bird) by Dave Adair Janie is price-less and unparalleled The Liverpool crowd gathered in the Stanley theatre proudly and patiently sat at their tables waiting like celebrities at an awards show for main act Rodrigo Y Gabriela.…
Album Review: Star Belly by Stephanie Rearick
Album Name: Star Belly Artist: Stephanie Rearick Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds There’s nothing average or mainstream about Stephanie Rearick. She’s officially out on her own now, having been a…
Album Review: Coffee Culture by Stephanie Sante
Album Name: Coffee Culture Artist: Stephanie Sante Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds When I read the title of the CD and then all the song titles, I did a bit…
Album Review: Never Felt the Sun by Julie Lavender
Album Name: Never Felt the Sun Artist: Julie Lavender Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds There is definitely something about this CD that makes me feel like I’m somewhere in the…