Album Name: Spark it Up Artist: Santa Dog Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I have reviewed Santa Dog several times in the past and I’ve always enjoyed their sound. This is an EP…
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Album Review: Journey by Douye
Album Name: Journey Artist: Douye Year/Label: 2008 / Betsy Blue Music & Floating World Music Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I have gone back and forth on my feelings about this record for the several months I’ve…
Album Review: Thin By the Histrioniks
Album Name: Thin Artist: Histrioniks Year/Label: 2008 / CatErratic Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The Histrioniks is Cat and Larry Levy and they’ve been joined by Dave Powers on this album as well…
Funk and Soul Artist FEMI Releases Debut EP Sweet Water Soul
Los Angeles, CA-November 24, 2008-FEMI has come a long way in a short period. She rose up from the Oakland underground to record her grand entrance into the world of recorded music with Sweet Water Soul. [mp3 of If I…
Album Review: Electric Touch by Electric Touch
Album Name: Electric Touch Artist: Electric Touch Year/Label: 2008 / Justice Records [Download at Amazon] If you download from Amazon, you’ll also get Drowning Blues (Amazon MP3 Exclusive) Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Maybe it’s only because…
Album Review: A Lazy Kind of Love by Sarah Moule
Album Name: A Lazy Kind of Love Artist: Sarah Moule Year/Label: 2008 / Red Ram Records [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sarah Moule performs contemporary jazz with real sass and a pair of mean pipes. The…
Album Review: You Can See Everything by Brooke Miller
Album Name: You Can See Everything Artist: Brooke Miller Year/Label: 2007 / Sparkle Plenty Music / Hickory Records [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This album did not grab me upon first listen. But since…
Album Review: Draw the Line by Marion Square
Album Name: Draw the Line Artist: Marion Square Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Marion Square is based in Kentucky and consists of McCall Cruse (Vocals and Piano), Brian Goodwin (Guitar, Piano and Electronics),…
Album Review: Blood on the Lawn by QuarterAcreLifestyle
Album Name: Blood on the Lawn Artist: QuarterAcreLifestyle Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds With all the folk stuff I’ve heard recently, this is a drastic change for my ears. In a good way.…
Album Review: Old Theatrics by The Minor White
Album Name: Old Theatrics Artist: The Minor White Year/Label: 2008 / Prairie Queen Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Gosh, this is kind of hard to categorize. Piano pop? Cabaret? Rock? Whatever you want to call it,…