Album Name: Where I Belong Artist: Åsa Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Swedish singer Åsa Rydman follows her ep “Seeds of Love” with this debut full-length. It’s a very impressive record in the softer vein. “Seeds…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Emily Rodgers and her Majesty’s Stars
Album Name: Emily Rodgers and her Majesty’s Stars Artist: Emily Rodgers and her Majesty’s Stars Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Emily Rodgers has a lovely voice and puts it to good use on…
Album Review: Disfigured Live by Menthol Hill
Album Name: Disfigured Live Artist: Menthol Hill Year/Label: 2005 / k_pod audio Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Menthol Hill has put out a strange and lovely atmospheric record. “Check Out Your Mind” is slow and dreamy and…
Album Review: Jakarta Skyscraper by Jakarta Skyscraper
Album Name: Jakarta Skyscraper Artist: Jakarta Skyscraper Year/Label: 2005 / Tart Garage Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Jakarta Skyscraper makes good use of the dissonant minor chords…and I love it. “Open Gates” has a bit of…
Album Review: Is it Love? by Gail Marten
Album Name: Is it Love? Artist: Gail Marten and the Clem Ehoff Trio Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve said it before; I’m not very well versed in jazz. So don’t expect any…
Album Review: The Little Things by Claudia DiNatale
Album Name: The Little Things Artist: Claudia DiNatale Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Claudia DiNatale’s debut starts confidently with the ultra-catchy title track. Soaring vocals and a memorable melody make it a great song. “Been with…
Album Review: 8 by Coppe
Album Name: 8 Artist: Coppe Year/Label: 2005 / Mango and Sweet Rice [Buy at Coppe Official Site] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Japanese singer Coppe (a nickname, her real name is Yoshimi) puts out her eight album…
Album Review: Maybe We’re Making… by Dreamend
Album Name: Maybe We’re Making God Sad and Lonely Artist: Dreamend Year/Label: 2005 / Graveface Records [Buy at Amazon] [Buy at Graveface Records] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds God, this is a beautiful CD. I reviewed Dreamend’s…
Album Review: Brooklyn Cowgirl by Judy Klass
Album Name: Brooklyn Cowgirl Artist: Judy Klass Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds OK I am not usually a fan of country music, but I kind of fell for this CD when I heard…
Album Review: Lost in This by Khierstin
Album Name: Lost in This Artist: Khierstin Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is a little different than the stuff I usually listen to. This is a bit harder, more…