Album Name: Kiss Me There Artist: Jo Davidson Year/Label: 2001 / Edel Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Singer/songwriter Jo Davidson makes her debut with an album full of songs with thoughtful lyrics and good melodies. From the opener “Fragile Tough…
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Album Review: Rosa Chance Well by Rosa Chance Well
Album Name: Rosa Chance Well Artist: Rosa Chance Well Year/Label: 2001 / Kimchee Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Debuting band Rosa Chance Well sound folksy and intimate on their album. Vanessa Downing’s voice is beautiful and capable of wonderful…
Album Review: Mother Twilight by Faun Fables
Album Name: Mother Twilight Artist: Faun Fables Year/Label: 2001 / Earthlight Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Dawn McCarthy was inspired to make “Mother Twilight” while travelling through Europe. The result is spare, ghostly folk with a myriad different influences.…
Album Review: The Nymphaeum by Angelwing
Album Name: The Nymphaeum Artist: Angelwing Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Debbie Islas The classic painting of naked nymphs by William A. Bouguereau graces the cover of the new Angelwing CD. It lures the would-be listener into a realm…
Interview: Andrea Florian
An Interview with Andrea Florian by Collected Sounds Where are you based?/Where did you grow up? Toronto Tell us a little about how you got interested in music and when you started writing/playing. I started taking piano at about 6years…
Album Review:Solid Poems on a Ghost of a Subject by Siren Circus
Album Name: Solid Poems on a Ghost of a Subject Artist: Siren Circus Year/Label: 2001 / Sargasso records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell They don’t come stranger than this.Twin sisters Cathryn V and Lucie Robson make evocative…
Album Review: My Best Mask On by Patricia Ossowski
Album Name: My Best Mask On Artist: Patricia Ossowski Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Patricia Osswoski makes pensive yet energetic piano dominated songs. She has a slight resemblance to other artists,most notably Fiona Apple, but her…
Album Review: Living on Bread and Circus by Cara Tower
Album Name: Living on Bread and Circus Artist: Cara Tower Year/Label: 2001 / Raw Dog Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Cara Tower writes intriguing songs and accompanies herself on guitar and various homemade instruments. She approaches…
Album Review: Vibrolux by Vibrolux
Album Name: Vibrolux Artist: Vibrolux Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Vibrolux establish a dreamy, but tough sound on their debut. They use rock, country and electronica and top it with Kim Pendelton’s gravelly and seductive vocals.…
Album Review: That’s What We’re Here For by Larissa Dalle
Album Name: That’s What We’re Here For Artist: Larissa Dalle Year/Label: 2001 / This is the Chopper Music Order from [Buy at Vintage Vinyl] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Larissa Dalle’s mini album starts with the ironic “Theme Song”, a…