Album Name: Tangos and Tantrums Artist: Sylvie Lewis Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sylvie Lewis is a singer who combines the smooth jazz of Norah Jones with the cabaret of Jill Tracy and a relationship insight…
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Album Review: No Crystal Stair by Bella Sun
Album Name: No Crystal Stair Artist: Bella Sun Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Gosh I don’t even know how to describe this music. Is it rock? Is it funk? Jazz? Blues? Pop? I…
Album Review: Passing Thru by Audrey Ryan
Album Name: Passing Thru Artist: Audrey Ryan Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Audrey Ryan has been compared to Joni Mitchell and I would have to agree, especially on the title track, “Passing Thru”.…
Album Review: Plans in Pencil by Lisa Alice
Album Name: Plans in Pencil Artist: Lisa Alice Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds When I saw that there were only 5 songs I said to myself, ‘oh sure, I bet I’ll love this…
Album Review: This Honest Age by Jen Woodhouse
Album Name: This Honest Age Artist: Jen Woodhouse Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds My first impression of Jen Woodhouse was that she is very creative (and/or bored) as the envelope that arrived was…
Album Review: Rosa Duet by Barb Waters
Album Name: Rosa Duet Artist: Barb Waters Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Barb Waters has recorded a lovely duet album in the country vein. She’s joined by known and relatively obscure artists and the results are…
Album Review: Desperandum by Full
Album Name: Desperandum Artist: Full Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Back in 2003 I reviewed this band’s debut CD, DimStar. I loved that one, it was really something different from all the other…
Album Review: Into the Light Again by Her Name in Lights
Album Name: Into the Light Again Artist: Her Name in Lights Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Australian band Her name in lights are fronted by the dulcet-voiced Mary Wyer. Their debut is very accomplished and it’s…
Album Review: Privet by Marynka
Album Name: Privet Artist: Marynka Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Marynka Nicolai is a Russian-born singer whose record is an utter delight. She has some of Bjork’s restless experimenting but her own spirit. “Lucky” is a…
Album Review: In No Particular Order by Lana Romanoff
Album Name: In No Particular Order Artist: Lana Romanoff Year/Label: 2004 / S.R Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Lana Romanoff has a sweet voice and writes atmospheric songs. Her debut lands somewhere between Dido’s lush electronica and Fiona Apple’s…