Album Name: Turning Point Artist: Side FX Year/Label: 2010 / Realize Records [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I’ve reviewed Side Fx’s previous album recently, and am pleased that their new offering is just as…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Throwing Stones by Cory Joseph
Album Name: Throwing Stones Artist: Cory Joseph Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Cory Joseph’s new record is an ep of six tracks of energetic pop/rock with some great tunes. The opening title song…
Album Review: Relax Your Ears by Joel Styzens
Album Name: Relax Your Ears Artist: Joel Styzens Year/Label: 2009 / A-Sharp Records [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Oh thank god, someone who’s not country…or Americana…or blues…or bluegrass…or country-folk…I’ve been inundated…
Album Review: Cardiac Malformations by Thus:Owls
Album Name: Cardiac Malformations Artist: Thus:Owls Year/Label: 2010 / Hoob Records [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Thus:Owls have a weird name, and a sound to match on this starling debut recording. It has something of the Tiny’s…
Album Review: Eleven. Revert and Return by Midas Fall
Album Name: Eleven. Revert and Return Artist: Midas Fall Year/Label: 2010 / Monotreme [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This one’s hard to write about. It’s really very cool, I’m just not…
Album Review: A Flutter and Some Words by Ingrid Chavez
Album Name: A Flutter and Some Words Artist: Ingrid Chavez Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Ingrid Chavez was the artist who once made an album for Prince’s Paisley park label,…
Album Review: Forgive and Forget by Jenny Whiteley
Album Name: Forgive and Forget Artist: Jenny Whiteley Year/Label: 2010/Black Hen Music [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Jenny Whitely has a nice comfortable voice that glides along nicely to her sorta twangy Americana style.…
Album Review: Under by Kenny Schick
Album Name: Under Artist: Kenny Schick/Basement 3 Year/Label: 2010 / Basement 3 [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Kenny Schick is one half of Artemesia Black, but the records solo also. He has a rather…
Album Review: Vonnegut’s Wife by Circe Link
Album Name: Vonnegut’s Wife Artist: Circe Link Year/Label: 2010 / BlackWings Multimedia [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve liked Circle Link since I heard the first song on her first record. Some of her…
Album Review: Alternative Gothic Swamp Lullabies by Artemesia Black
Album Name: Alternative Gothic Swamp Lullabies Artist: Artemesia Black Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Buy at MySpace] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sabiné Heusler-Schick and Kenny Schick make up Artemesia Black. They call their music “alternative gothic swamp lullabies” and that…