Album Name: Angel Without Wings Artist: Karli Bonne Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Ok if you know me or have read a lot of my reviews, you may know I am not a…
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Album Review: Strawberry Sunward by Chad Hinman and the Never Was
Album Name: Strawberry Sunward Artist: Chad Hinman and the Never Was Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I first became aware of Chad Hinman when I booked a living room show for an artist…
Album Review: Neu York by Anthony
Album Name: Neu York Artist: Anthony Year/Label: 2004 / Secret Crush Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Anthony Reynolds has a bit of history before making this album. He was in English bands Jack and Jacques and made brilliant, literate…
Album Review: Fearless by Keri Noble
Album Name: Fearless Artist: Keri Noble Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Lauren Jonik “Live the questions now,” the writer Rainer Maria Rilke once said. “Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even…
Album Review: A is for Album by Susie Hug
Album Name: A is for Album Artist: Susie Hug Year/Label: 2004 / Bow Arrow Records Ltd. Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Susie Hug used to sing in now defunct popsters Katydids who were pretty special. This solo debut was produced…
Album Review: The Road to Turnerville by Jennifer J. Holt
Album Name: The Road to Turnerville Artist: Jennifer J. Holt Year/Label: 2004 / Tunerville Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Turnerville (according to Holt’s website and liner notes) is an actually place where she lived as a…
Album Review: The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be by Girl Nobody
Album Name: The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be Artist: Girl Nobody Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Buy at [Girl Nobody Official Site] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Vancouver band Girl Nobody are onto something. Singer Marta…
Album Review: At Your Door by Mary Crystal Wood
Album Name: At Your Door Artist: Mary Crystal Wood Year/Label: 2004 / Yantastik Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Mary Crystal Wood’s record is sweet and has a nice homey feeling to it. You get the sense that she had…
Album Review: Name Brand Goddess by Inka
Album Name: Name Brand Goddess Artist: Inka Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Inka has made a charming debut. The mix of electronic beats and acoustic guitar on “Ecstasy in the Fire” suits the spiritual theme well.…
Album Review: Frustration Plantation by Rasputina
Album Name: Frustration Plantation Artist: Rasputina Year/Label: 2004 / Instinct Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Sarah Bernardi Meet Rasputina, one of the most unique and creative bands that I’ve come across. Often described as “Cello Rock”, Rasputina have been…