Album Name: Beautifully Twisted Artist: Charmed Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Charmed is a duo consisting of Bambi Jackson and Alicia Ultan. Their brand of folk is indeed charming and their talent is…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Love+Rescue by Cameron Dezen
Album Name: Love+Rescue Artist: Cameron Dezen Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Cameron Dezen has a sweet voice and her second album has plenty of strong songs. “Waiting(the promise)” is a vow to be…
Album Review: Medusa by Rachel Derry
Album Name: Medusa Artist: Rachel Derry Year/Label: 2005 / SOCAN Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Rachel Derry’s debut sees the Canadian performing literate pop in the vein of Tori Amos and Fiona Apple. The title track is lyrically inspired and…
Album Review: The Essence of Solitude by Sally Garozzo
Album Name: The Essence of Solitude Artist: Sally Garozzo Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sally Garozzo’s debut starts with the rocker “Unfaithful”. Her voice is as strong as the guitars and yet it…
Album Review: Safe in a Crazy World by Corrinne May
Album Name: Safe in a Crazy World Artist: Corrinne May Year/Label: 2005 / Pink Armchair Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Corrinne’s debut CD, in 2003 and I liked it very much.…
Album Review: Essential Elements by Jenica Rayne
Album Name: Essential Elements Artist: Jenica Rayne Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’m not sure what I was expecting due to the CD cover, but certainly something more New Age-y…
Album Review: Shadow Puppets by Machine In The Garden
Album Name: Shadow Puppets Artist: Machine In The Garden Year/Label: 2005 / Middle Pillar [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Summer Bowman and Roger Fracé make up Machine in the Garden, a gothic duo of great talent. Since…
Album Review: Return Of The Sacred Heart by Monica Queen
Album Name: Return Of The Sacred Heart Artist: Monica Queen Year/Label: 2005 / Vertical Records [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Monica Queen was the singer of alternative rockers Thrum and she sang a duet with Belle…
Album Review: Monster in Law by Various Artists
Album Name: Monster in Law Soundtrack Artist: Various Artists Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Many of you lovely readers have emailed me asking what the song is that is played…
Album Review: Whiskey was the Medicine by Paige
Album Name: Whiskey was the Medicine Artist: Paige Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I may have been influenced by the title, but this record has kind of a smoky boozy…