Author: Amy

Pre-Order Battler by Gregory Douglass!

Gregory Douglass is taking pre-orders for his new record, Battler. Please support him and place your order now. If this is anything like his last one, you’ll be in love with it. (click on the picture)

Album Review: Boys and Eros by Laura Meyer

Album Name: Boys and Eros Artist: Laura Meyer Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First of all, I love the cover art. It’s all very cool and ethereal, and then on the back she’s…

Album Review: Visionary Position by Panic Room

Album Name: Visionary Position Artist: Panic Room Year/Label: 2008 / Firefly Music [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Panic Room consists of people who have played in Karnataka and Mostly Autumn, who are both leading names in British…

Album Review: The Glove Thief by Carly Sings

Album Name: The Glove Thief Artist: Carly Sings Year/Label: 2008 / Independent [Buy at Carly Tunes] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Ireland’s Carly Blackman has just released her lovely debut album on her own label. Her lush, soft pop sound…

Album Review: Dangerous by Cabaret Decadence

Album Name: Dangerous Artist: Cabaret Decadence Year/Label: 2008 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Cabaret Decadence lives up to the name on this offering. Clare and John McCall’s humorous, vampy songs are the center. Clare McCall…

Album Review: Captain Love by Mock Orange

Album Name: Captain Love Artist: Mock Orange Year/Label: 2008 / Wednesday Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, I don’t know what’s up, but the first couple of times I listened to this I…

Hotel Cafe Tour Info

Hey y’all I just wanted to pass on some more info about the Hotel Cafe Tour. I’m going (and excited to find out who the very special guest in my city is). Here’s the skinny… ONE BUS, ONE BAND AND…

New Ingrid Michaelson

On October 14, indie pop songstress Ingrid Michaelson will release Be OK, a benefit project, on her own Cabin 24 Records. Anchored by the hopeful title track, the album will feature a mix of previously unreleased songs, covers, and live…