Category: Album Reviews

Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.

Album Review: A Whisper by Chirleison

Album Name: A Whisper Artist: Chirleison Year/Label: 2004 / Fossil Dungeon Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell From the isle of Sardinia we have the unusual trio Chirleison. Vocalist Alessia Cicala sings in a heavenly voice and her partners Mara Lasi…

Album Review: Brand New Dress by Megan Manoram

Album Name: Brand New Dress Artist: Megan Manoram Year/Label: 2004 / Redbook Records Buy at [Megan Manoram Official Site] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds “Brand New Dress” is LA’s Megan Monoram’s debut CD and what I nice…

Album Review: Circles by Celestial Static

Album Name: Circles Artist: Celestial Static Year/Label: 2004 / Independent There is no place to order this online. You’ll need to send $5 to: Celestial Static PO Box 1424 Aurora, IL 60507-1424 But I would suggest you order the Full-lenth…

Album Review: Take me Home by Sin & Tonic

Album Name: Take me Home Artist: Sin & Tonic Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First of all, I love the band name. Cute naughty play on words. I learned from the first track…

Album Review: Lesson 1.5 by Maggie Kim

Album Name: Lesson 1.5 Artist: Maggie Kim Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I wish I hadn’t seen the CD Cover before hearing the music. The cover arts just screams, “Sex!” She’s even grabbing…

Album Review: Disarming by Ember Swift

Album Name: Disarming Artist: Ember Swift Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I wonder what kind of music Ember would be making if there were no such thing as Ani DiFranco? I find that…

Album Review: Through the Dark Glass Shining by Xyra

Album Name: Through the Dark Glass Shining Artist: Xyra Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Xyra Harper-Cann formerly of Xyra and Verborgen has released her first solo album, and what a treat. She’s not…

Album Review: Angels’ Abacus by Emily Bezar

Album Name: Angels’ Abacus Artist: Emily Bezar Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Emily Bezar’s fourth album has been a long time coming, but it’s worth the wait. As on previous albums she mixes influences from jazz,…

Album Review: Give In by Anne Heaton

Album Name: Give In Artist: Anne Heaton Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I may be a tad biased about these songs since I heard them played in my own living room last month…