Category: Album Reviews

Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.

Album Review: Distanza by Phoenix/NEBULIN

Album Name: Distanza Artist: Phoenix/NEBULIN Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Sarah Bernardi An intense powerful voice, and an exquisitely layered yet rock oriented sound that will delight headbangers everywhere is summed up with one band: Phoenix/NEBULIN. When first listening…

Album Review: Mad Wives’ Tales by Mosh

Album Name: Mad Wives’ Tales Artist: Mosh (Lisa Gamache) Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Mosh, or Lisa Gamache, has made a stunning record with interesting lyrics about being, well, a mad wife. It sounds like a…

Album Review: Death Row Bride by Hazel Winter

Album Name: Death Row Bride Artist: Hazel Winter Year/Label: 2004 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell British singer Hazel Winter has an expressive voice and a guitar-heavy sound. After being in alternative band the Blue Aeroplanes…

Album Review:Here Lies Dorothy Parker by Niki Lee

Album Name: Here Lies Dorothy Parker Artist: Niki Lee Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Niki Lee has set Dorothy Parker’s poems to music. It’s an intriguing idea that works well. She sings and plays guitar great.…

Album Review: The Return by Lindsey Yung

Album Name: The Return Artist: Lindsey Yung Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Wow, disco is back! Lindsey Yung’s debut CD, “The Return” is the return to drum machines, synthesizers, hand claps and echo-y…

Album Review: Amanda Easton by Amanda Easton

Album Name: Amanda Easton Artist: Amanda Easton Year/Label: 2004 / WildCat Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I was almost expecting techno-pop judging by the CD cover, which is a cartoon rendition of the artist. But it’s…

Album Review: Smoke Like Perfume by Michelle Cross

Album Name: Smoke Like Perfume Artist: Michelle Cross Year/Label: 2004 / Area 44 Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Michelle Cross was one of the acts that I discovered though the now defunct site mp3.com. It’s nice to hear that…

Album Review: One of These Days by Helen Slater

Album Name: One of These Days Artist: Helen Slater Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Maybe it’s just because I know Helen Slater is in show business (she’s the same Helen Slater that appeared…

Album Review: Strange Behaviour by Karnataka

Album Name: Strange Behaviour Artist: Karnataka Year/Label: 2004 / Immarama Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell This is a love album by the brilliant Karnataka. The bands progressive sound and powerful songs come across well on these two cds. “Time…