Album Name: Live Artist: Hope Littwin Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds My first thought was what an odd voice. It has a very folky, almost Joni feel to it. I thought it sounded…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Overflow by Tanisha Taitt
Album Name: Overflow Artist: Tanisha Taitt Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I first heard of Tanisha Taitt about 4 years ago when I hosted a house concert and one of the guests brought…
Album Review: Insidious by Mephisto Walz
Album Name: Insidious Artist: Mephisto Walz Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The duo Mephisto Walz have been around awhile, honing their craft in the darkwave genre. Singer Christianna has the voice of a tempestuous siren and…
Album Review: Ghosts by Sharmills
Album Name: Ghosts Artist: Sharmills Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Shari Mills and Matt Stuttard explore some dark themes on their debut album. Their multi-faceted music flows easily from the speakers. “The Sleep” deals persuasively with…
Album Review: Toys in Coin Machines by Flutter
Album Name: Toys in Coin Machines Artist: Flutter Year/Label: 2003 / Alphabasic Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Flutter is colorful, catchy and fun synth pop music. Vocalist Christine Ingaldson has a dynamic voice and real star quality. “Come with…
Album Review: Black Boots by Katie Sawicki
Album Name: Black Boots Artist: Katie Sawicki Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds When I heard the first few words, “Jesus saves” I thought, “Hoo, boy, another Christian CD” but that was not the…
Album Review: Mother Tongue by Janubia
Album Name: Mother Tongue Artist: Janubia Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, don’t even try to figure out the lyrics. Janubia is unique in that she sings in her own language. It sounds…
Album Review: I Can Open My Eyes by Ari Scott
Album Name: I Can Open My Eyes Artist: Ari Scott Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Again, a great CD that’s only three songs long. I’ve been getting a ton of these lately. It’s…
Album Review: Screaming from the Top of My Bunk Bed by Mellie Lou
Album Name: Screaming from the Top of My Bunk Bed Artist: Mellie Lou Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Mellie Lou has one of those girlie-ish voices so that was the thing that hit…
Album Review: Nexus by Sarah Fimm
Album Name: Nexus Artist: Sarah Fimm Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I reviewed Sarah Fimm’s debut “Cocooned” here and am pleased to see she’s done so well since then. Her third record has more elements of…