Album Name: The Wrong Marianne Artist: Marianne Pillsbury Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds My first impression was that Marianne Pillsbury reminds me of “pre-Avril” Liz Phair (as in when she was still really…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Not a Victim by Stephanie Pakrul
Album Name: Not a Victim Artist: Stephanie Pakrul Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Stephanie Pakrul’s debut is intense and unusually layered music. She’s not afraid of dark themes, in fact she seems to…
Album Review: Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor
Album Name: Soviet Kitsch Artist: Regina Spektor Year/Label: 2004 / Sire (was released Independently originally) Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve been a fan of Regina Spektor’s since Anna Maria Stjärnell first reviewed her CD, “Songs”. So…
Album Review: Me Likey by Allison Cipris
Album Name: Me Likey Artist: Allison Cipris Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First impression, after three notes…sounds like an 80s band. Now, wait, that’s not a bad thing. I am a child of…
Album Review: Strange and Beautiful by Amy Meyers
Album Name: Strange and Beautiful Artist: Amy Meyers Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is Amy Meyers’ fifth (fourth solo) CD. Her third solo recording, The Crossing, was reviewed here on Collected Sounds…
Album Review: Something Of My Own by Marina V
Album Name: Something Of My Own Artist: Marina V Year/Label: 2003 / Crazy Apples Worldwide Review by Steven Digman It is the ‘Quality of Voice’ that sings the ‘Quality of Meaning’ into Song – An old musical proverb (or at…
Album Review: Electra by Penny Ikinger
Album Name: Electra Artist: Penny Ikinger Year/Label: 2003 / Career Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Australian singer Penny Ikinger arrives with a bang on “Electra”. Her music is hard-edged but intelligent and her talent as a…
Album Review: Enchant by Emilie Autumn
Album Name: Enchant Artist: Emilie Autumn Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Some time ago I purchased Emilie Autumn’s EP, “Chambermaid” and I quite enjoyed it. This full-length CD has the songs I was…
Album Review: No Fear in Love by Tricia Greenwood
Album Name: No Fear in Love Artist: Tricia Greenwood Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve been listening to piano for so long the fact that this is guitar driven is a bit of…
Album Review: Dust by Raquy Danziger
Album Name: Dust Artist: Raquy Danziger Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The music is described as such on CD Baby: “Progressive Instrumental Middle-Eastern Music with a Rock/Electronic Sound. Also features electrifying percussion pieces…