Album Name: Songs Artist: Miki Huber Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Miki Huber makes intimate-sounding, clever songs and sings them in a hushed voice. I thought of early Suzanne Vega while hearing this. “The Hollywood Song”…
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Album Review: Seventh and Trade by Clare Fader and the Vaudevillains
Album Name: Seventh and Trade Artist: Clare Fader and the Vaudevillains Year/Label: 2003 / Raconteur Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Ah, wonderful. Clare Fader and her Vaudevillains return after the great debut “Elephant”s Baby”. Their music is cabaret with…
Album Review: Come Across the River by Heather Duby
Album Name: Come Across the River Artist: Heather Duby Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I wanted to review this sooner, but couldn’t stop playing it long enough to enthuse about it. This then…
Album Review: Reflections by Moë
Album Name: Reflections Artist: Moë Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Swiss band Moë’s album uses poems by Heinrich Heine set to music by the band. It’s an unusual idea, but one that works…
Album Review: The Wrong Marianne by Marianne Pillsbury
Album Name: The Wrong Marianne Artist: Marianne Pillsbury Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds My first impression was that Marianne Pillsbury reminds me of “pre-Avril” Liz Phair (as in when she was still really…
Album Review: Not a Victim by Stephanie Pakrul
Album Name: Not a Victim Artist: Stephanie Pakrul Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Stephanie Pakrul’s debut is intense and unusually layered music. She’s not afraid of dark themes, in fact she seems to…
Album Review: Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor
Album Name: Soviet Kitsch Artist: Regina Spektor Year/Label: 2004 / Sire (was released Independently originally) Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve been a fan of Regina Spektor’s since Anna Maria Stjärnell first reviewed her CD, “Songs”. So…
Album Review: Me Likey by Allison Cipris
Album Name: Me Likey Artist: Allison Cipris Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First impression, after three notes…sounds like an 80s band. Now, wait, that’s not a bad thing. I am a child of…
Album Review: Strange and Beautiful by Amy Meyers
Album Name: Strange and Beautiful Artist: Amy Meyers Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is Amy Meyers’ fifth (fourth solo) CD. Her third solo recording, The Crossing, was reviewed here on Collected Sounds…
Album Review: Something Of My Own by Marina V
Album Name: Something Of My Own Artist: Marina V Year/Label: 2003 / Crazy Apples Worldwide Review by Steven Digman It is the ‘Quality of Voice’ that sings the ‘Quality of Meaning’ into Song – An old musical proverb (or at…