Author: Amy

Album Review: I Can Open My Eyes by Ari Scott

Album Name: I Can Open My Eyes Artist: Ari Scott Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Again, a great CD that’s only three songs long. I’ve been getting a ton of these lately. It’s…

Album Review: Nexus by Sarah Fimm

Album Name: Nexus Artist: Sarah Fimm Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I reviewed Sarah Fimm’s debut “Cocooned” here and am pleased to see she’s done so well since then. Her third record has more elements of…

Album Review: A Whisper by Chirleison

Album Name: A Whisper Artist: Chirleison Year/Label: 2004 / Fossil Dungeon Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell From the isle of Sardinia we have the unusual trio Chirleison. Vocalist Alessia Cicala sings in a heavenly voice and her partners Mara Lasi…

Album Review: Brand New Dress by Megan Manoram

Album Name: Brand New Dress Artist: Megan Manoram Year/Label: 2004 / Redbook Records Buy at [Megan Manoram Official Site] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds “Brand New Dress” is LA’s Megan Monoram’s debut CD and what I nice…

Album Review: Circles by Celestial Static

Album Name: Circles Artist: Celestial Static Year/Label: 2004 / Independent There is no place to order this online. You’ll need to send $5 to: Celestial Static PO Box 1424 Aurora, IL 60507-1424 But I would suggest you order the Full-lenth…

Album Review: Take me Home by Sin & Tonic

Album Name: Take me Home Artist: Sin & Tonic Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First of all, I love the band name. Cute naughty play on words. I learned from the first track…

Album Review: Lesson 1.5 by Maggie Kim

Album Name: Lesson 1.5 Artist: Maggie Kim Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I wish I hadn’t seen the CD Cover before hearing the music. The cover arts just screams, “Sex!” She’s even grabbing…

Album Review: Disarming by Ember Swift

Album Name: Disarming Artist: Ember Swift Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I wonder what kind of music Ember would be making if there were no such thing as Ani DiFranco? I find that…

Album Review: Through the Dark Glass Shining by Xyra

Album Name: Through the Dark Glass Shining Artist: Xyra Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Xyra Harper-Cann formerly of Xyra and Verborgen has released her first solo album, and what a treat. She’s not…