Author: Amy

Album Name: Agave Summer Artist: Alpha Blue Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Alpha Blue’s music is quirky and charming with a unique twist provided by Debo’s sweet vocals. “Memories” is infectious folk pop with heavenly harmonies…

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Album Name: Lost Angles Artist: Transit Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Marnie Boyd’s solo debut “Sunday Skies” was an impressive record and now she’s formed a dynamic duo with Francis Walker. This new…

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Album Name: Demo Artist: Gretchen Witt Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds For some reason I’ve been receiving a ton of EPs for review lately. Some, I’m thankful they’re not full length, but in…

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Album Name: Sacred Code Artist: Jessica Dye Year/Label: 2004 / Roa Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The beauty of Jessica Dye’s debut lies in its dreamy moods and her hauntingly lovely voice. Opener “The event” reminds me of the…

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Album Name: A Young Person’s Guide to Being an American Artist: RPM Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds RPM opens with “Toy Soldier” a tune made “famous” (huh?) by Martika in the 80s. I…

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Album Name: The Harratt Sessions Artist: Darkblueworld Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Lead singer, Skye Marsden has a smooth, sweet almost girly voice but it is also sultry. It sounds great for this…

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Album Name: Purple Sunrise Artist: Kerry Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is the debut CD from New Jersey’s Kerry Fernandez. Through she plays many instruments, she considers herself primarily a bass player.…

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Album Name: Auto-Pilot Artist: Arrica Rose Year/Label: 2004 / pOprOck records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Arrica Rose’s husky voice immediately comes in focus on the opening song “Words Away”. It’s a deliciously sweet gem in the vein of Cowboy…

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Album Name: Me Beautiful Artist: Andi Starr Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell This is an achingly fragile and yes, beautiful record from Andi Starr. The title track sees her singing compelling but her words are of…

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Album Name: All Dressed Up Artist: Rita Lynch Year/Label: 2001 / Sugarshack Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Rita Lynch has been around and her tough, Patti Smith-esque vocals are a delight to hear. The punky sound…

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