Album Name: Estuaries Artist: Amber Lee and the Anomalies Year/Label: 2009 / Baker Belle Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Amber Lee Baker plays the accordion and crafts unusual music on her debut album. Opener Time Master…
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Album Review: Flag by Lucy Langlas
Album Name: Flag Artist: Lucy Langlas Year/Label: 2009 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I went to put what I thought would be the finishing touches on this review, but when I went to the page…
Album Review: Easier by Candice Anitra
Album Name: Easier Artist: Candice Anitra Year/Label: 2009 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This EP is full of spunk, funk, and soul. Not that a white girl in Minnesota (me) would know…
Album Review: My Heart’s Desire by Margo Reymundo
Album Name: My Heart’s Desire Artist: Margo Reymundo Year/Label: 2009 / Organica Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I don’t know why but I was not expecting to like this but I really do.…
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This from Sarah McLachlan on Facebook: Lilith Fair 2010! Today at 8:39pm We are happy to officially announce the long awaited return of Lilith Fair in the summer of 2010. Please stay tuned for more details on the festival and…
New Samantha Crain
So much news! You may remember my gush-fest regarding Samantha Crain several months back… Well, her new full length album with her band, The Midnight Shivers, is out now! Yay! It’s called Songs in the Night. Here’s the track list:…
Carina Round announces new EP
Carina Round has announced the release of her new five-song EP, Things You Should Know. It is due May 12th, 2009. She will be doing an EP release show at the Hotel Cafe on the 13th May as part of…
Album Review: Trees and Shade are Our Only Fences by Sylvie
Album Name: Trees and Shade are Our Only Fences Artist: Sylvie Year/Label: 2009 / Smallman Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Jeez, I want to like this album. I really do. The artwork is…
Album Review: The Long Lost by The Long Lost
Album Name: The Long Lost Artist: The Long Lost Year/Label: 2009 / Ninja Tune [Buy at Amazon] [The Long Lost on Emusic] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Alfred Darlington who’s recorded as Daedalus and his wife Laura make up the…
Spotlight on Andrea Florian
After a 4 year hiatus from the music industry, Andrea Florian has put together a sample of 3 new songs. Revisiting her first love, the piano, Andrea’s new works and lyrics reflect some of the introspection of her first recordings,…