Album Name: Ineffable Desire Artist: Ella Blame Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve known of the existence of Ella Blame since I first started this site but have never owned any of her…
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Album Review: 2 Cents by Julia Carroll
Album Name: 2 Cents Artist: Julia Carroll Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Julia Carroll has been described as “hard folk” and though I’ve never heard that term before, it seems to fit. This…
Album Review: Wings by 3 Kisses
Album Name: Wings Artist: 3 Kisses Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Seems a lot of the music I’ve heard lately has an 80s tinge to it. Whether it’s Interpol or Franz Ferdinand on…
Spotlight on: Nerina Pallot
Nerina Pallot Nerina Pallot is based in England (London, I believe) But for a time she lived in India as a child. Her fascination with music started pretty early. She’s also been somewhat of an instrument hoarder. She bought herself…
Album Review: The Love of Music by Kimmy & Klasse
Album Name: The Love of Music Artist: Kimmy & Klasse Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, this isn’t exactly the kind of music I normally showcase on this site, so I was a…
Album Review: Happy Today by Camp Susannah
Album Name: Happy Today Artist: Camp Susannah Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Susannah of Camp Susanna is Susanna Blinkoff. She co-wrote most of the music and wrote the lyrics for this, their debut…
Album Review: Users Cheaters Theaters by Fuji Minx
Album Name: Users Cheaters Theaters Artist: Fuji Minx Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Lead singer Greta Valenti has a voice that recalls 80s grrl rockers, it’s a little nasal and sounds like she’s…
Album Review: Dreamland by Joni Mitchell
Album Name: Dreamland Artist: Joni Mitchell Year/Label: 2004 / Rhino Records [Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, I grew up in the 70s but while most kids my age had Joni Mitchell songs played through their…
Album Review: Water To The Dead by Ego Likeness
Album Name: Water To The Dead Artist: Ego Likeness Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Sarah Bernardi Imagine a world where darkness, dance, and heavy guitars mesh together with male and female vocals. Since 1999, Ego Likeness, consisting of Donna…
Album Review: From The Land Of Volcanos by Lucia
Album Name: From The Land Of Volcanos Artist: Lucia Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Lucia once sang with rock group Drill and collaborated with KMFDM. Her solo debut was picked up by a…