Category: Album Reviews

Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.

Album Review: Life in Color by D’Lovely

Album Name: Life in Color Artist: D’Lovely Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell D’Lovely is a duo consisting of Sirsa Shekim and Noah Clark. Their trip-hop is highly polished and appealing. “I Missed That train” is catchy…

Album Review: Octopus Head by Sotosoundz

Album Name: Octopus Head Artist: Sotosoundz Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds When I put this in my CDDB it labeled it Heavy Metal. I thought, oh boy, this outta be good (I am…

Album Review: Love or Perish by Arthur Loves Plastic

Album Name: Love or Perish Artist: Arthur Loves Plastic Year/Label: 2005 / Machine Heart Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The ever-prolific Bev Stanton delivers more of her project Arthur Loves Plastic. More downbeat than usual, this cd has plenty of…

Album Review: Chasing Eva by Maple Bee

Album Name: Chasing Eva Artist: Maple Bee Year/Label: 2005 / Independent [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Melanie Garside has quite a past, as a solo performer and member of the band Tabitha Zu. These days she…

Album Review: From the Lion’s Mouth by Nedelle

Album Name: From the Lion’s Mouth Artist: Nedelle Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, I loved Nedelle’s previous (and debut) release, “Republic of Two” so well it made my top of 2003 list.…

Album Review: Independent Woman by Sonya Lorelle

Album Name: Independent Woman Artist: Sonya Lorelle Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Sonya Lorelle has a cool jazzy, bluesy voice and plays a spunky piano. Think Norah Jones with a jolt of caffeine…

Album Review: Restless Machinery by Dorothy Scott

Album Name: Restless Machinery Artist: Dorothy Scott Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Dorothy Scott one of those voices that when you hear her, depending on if you’re familiar with her sound, you either…

Album Review: Beggar’s Alchemy by Morgan Grace

Album Name: Beggar’s Alchemy Artist: Morgan Grace Year/Label: 2005 / Obscura Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Morgan Grace makes brooding, dark yet compelling music. “The King” is perched between Tori Amos and Nine Inch Nails industrial beats. “La mer…

Album Review: Slow by Laura Thomas

Album Name: Slow Artist: Laura Thomas Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Laura Thomas has a terrific voice and a way with her acoustic style that appeals to me. “Slow” is a feisty song that manages to…