Album Name: Paine’s Promise Artist: Paine’s Promise Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Paine’s Promise is Veronica Hughes, Daniel Hughes, and Dave Siff. Together they form a group with lots of style and passion.…
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Album Review: Give and Take by Kim Char Meredith
Album Name: Give and Take Artist: Kim Char Meredith Year/Label: 2003/independent Review by Anne Deming Well, I almost had a seizure just looking at the CD jacket. Green, yellow, black, orange — all assaulting the sense–I think my eyes are…
Album Review: Cover Up Show by 9bobNOTE
Album Name: Cover Up Show Artist: 9bobNOTE Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Anne Deming I’m a sucker for the blues, especially when a woman is singing ’em to me. ‘Cover Up Show’, 9bobnote’s newest release is full of down…
Album Review: If I Showed You by Tree Leyburn
Album Name: If I Showed You Artist: Tree Leyburn Year/Label: 2003 / Mystic Sister Records Review by Anne Deming Move over Phish, there’s a new hippie in town. To begin with, Tree Leyburn dedicates the CD to “the forest and…
Album Review: The Bucket Rider by Stephanie Rearick
Album Name: The Bucket Rider Artist: Stephanie Rearick Year/Label: 2003 / Uvulittle Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Stephanie Rearick is the lead singer of the Madison band The Coma Savants. I reviewed their first CD some…
Album Review: Dim Star by Full
Album Name: Dim Star Artist: Full Year/Label: 2003 / Mad Peeps Music Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds If you are used to listening to a lot of folk, pop acoustic music and I have and you are…
Album Review: Illume by Illume
Album Name: Illume Illume (aka Alpa Goswami) Artist: Illume Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Shoegazer Fan First and foremost, singer/songwriter Alpa Goswami falls off key with alarming frequency throughout the entire 5 song EP. The softer the vocals, the…
Album Review: From the Dark by Jennifer Parsignault
Album Name: From the Dark Artist: Jennifer Parsignault Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Jennifer Parisgnault previews her forthcoming album with an acoustic EP. The opener “Heart of Mine” shows her crystalline voice at its best. She…
Album Review: Neverland by Jillian Ann
Album Name: Neverland Artist: Jillian Ann Year/Label: 2003 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Jillian Ann’s music is ethereal yet strong. Her voice is appealing and smooth. “Never Enough” is an electronica song of self assurance.…
Album Review: Tinderbox by Jo Gabriel
Album Name: Tinderbox Artist: Jo Gabriel Year/Label: 2003 / Faith Strange Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Jo Gabriel has been recording for quite a while now, but has failed to get the attention she deserves. Her new record “Tinderbox” is…