Album Name: Speak Love Artist: Courtney Fortune Year/Label: 2010 / Origin Records [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Courtney Fortune’s debut album sees the singer delivering her own songs and some standards nicely. Having reviewed…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Hunting My Dress by Jesca Hoop
Album Name: Hunting My Dress Artist: Jesca Hoop Year/Label: 2010 / Last Laugh [Buy at Amazon US] [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell By now you might have heard of Jesca Hoop’s stint as nanny for Tom…
Album Review: What a Lovely Surprise to Wake Up Here by Curtains for You
Album Name: What a Lovely Surprise to Wake up Here Artist: Curtains for You Year/Label: 2009 / Spark & Shine Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Wow, I really like this record! It’s a…
Album Review: A Passing Afternoon by Katie Evans
Album Name: A Passing Afternoon Artist: Katie Evans Year/Label: 2010 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Katie Evans has a nice, soothing, almost whispery voice that feels quite comforting. At times she reminds me of Lisa…
Album Review: Believer by Emily Maguire
Album Name: Believer Artist: Emily Maguire Year/Label: 2009 / Shaktu Records [Buy at Amazon] but it’s pricy for the physical version [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds As soon as I opened this CD I…
Album Review: The Helpless EP by Bend
Album Name: The Helpless EP Artist: Bend Year/Label: 2009 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I struggled with this one at first. Very first impression, I liked the piano, but didn’t like the vocals. I thought…
Album Review: I Think I Can See the Ocean by Elaine Lachica
Album Name: I Think I Can See the Ocean Artist: Elaine Lachica Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Elaine Lachica’s CDBaby page] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I’ve reviewed Elaine Lachica’s dreamy music in the past and always enjoyed…
Album Review: Guitarrista by Ciro Hurtado
Album Name: Guitarrista Artist: Ciro Hurtado Year/Label: 2010 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I maybe didn’t go into this one with a completely open mind. I tend to dread reviewing instrumental music because I am…
Album Review: Darling Oh, Darling by Miss Tess
Album Name: Darling Oh, Darling Artist: Miss Tess Year/Label: 2009 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This album is filled with songs that seem from a different era. There’s jazz, swing, rockabilly, and…
Album Review: When Everything Breaks Open by Matt Morris
Album Name: When Everything Breaks Open Artist: Matt Morris Year/Label: 2010 / Tennman Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I first heard of Matt Morris when I got an email telling me that he’d…