Album Name: Pieces Artist: Mira Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Mira return after a long absence with a stunning new ep. “Pieces” is a storming track with Regina’s distinctive voice sounding great backed by tough guitars.…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Elk by Inga Liljestrom
Album Name: Elk Artist: Inga Liljestrom Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Crispy Disc] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Australia’s Inga Liljestrom makes utterly gorgeous electronic music. The aptly titled opener “Film Noir” sees her lovely vocal competing for attention…
Album Review: Sun Under Me by Teri Falini
Album Name: Sun Under Me Artist: Teri Falini Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This CD is really unique compared to many that I’ve been getting recently. It has more guts, more, energy, more,…
Album Review: Lovers and Losers by Alice Lee
Album Name: Lovers and Losers Artist: Alice Lee Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds When I reviewed her previous release, The Art of Forgetting, I mentioned that she sounded a bit off key at…
Album Review: Oblivion by Robin Wynn
Album Name: Oblivion Artist: Robin Wynn Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Robin Wynn’s music has a bit of an alt-country-ish twang on some songs (Goodbye Man). But it is mostly just poppy rock…
Album Review: Louder Than Words by Kate Voegele
Album Name: Louder Than Words Artist: Kate Voegele Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds My first thought when I saw her photo is she looks like Michelle Branch mixed with Jessica Beal. Then I…
Album Review: Love Will Find a Way by Diana Page
Album Name: Love Will Find a Way Artist: Diana Page Year/Label: 2004 / The Lightbulb Committee [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Reading Diana Page’s bio (written by her mom, how sweet is that?) I…
Album Review: Bait the Traps by Dandi Wind
Album Name: Bait the Traps Artist: Dandi Wind Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Dandi Wind is a singer by that name and an instrumentalist called Szam Findlay. This ep sees Wind use her abrasive vocals over…
Album Review: Bebek by Bebek
Album Name: Bebek Artist: Bebek Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is the debut album from Philadelphia’s Bebek. The band, whose name means “baby” in Turkish, is made up of Nero Catalano (guitar,…
Album Review: The Sins of Others by The Drews
Album Name: The Sins of Others Artist: The Drews Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds When I heard that The Drew were labeled Rock-Country-Blues-Folk I was not expecting something I would…