Category: Album Reviews

Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.

Album Review: Sapphire Days by Ann Sweeten

Album Name: Sapphire Days Artist: Ann Sweeten Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Part if this may be that I just finished listening to and reviewing a CD which consisted of extremely frenetic drumming…

Album Review: It’s a Movie by Shane Nicholson

Album Name: It’s a Movie Artist: Shane Nicholson Year/Label:2004 / Virt Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Australian Shane Nicholson is the first male to be signed by Collected Sounds favorite Indie Record Label, Virt Records. So…

Album Review: Edible Darling by Ben Arthur

Album Name: Edible Darling Artist: Ben Arthur Year/Label: 2004 / Bardic Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Producer of Collected Sounds Let’s just get this out of the way…that cover art gives me the heebies. I have a weird…

Album Review: Educated Guess by Ani DiFranco

Album Name: Educated Guess Artist: Ani DiFranco Year/Label: 2004/ Righteous Babe Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’m going to review this CD a little differently than most. I am a die-hard Ani fan.…

Album Review: Plastic Apple by Sophe Lux

Album Name: Plastic Apple Artist: Sophe Lux Year/Label: 2002 / Zarathustra Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sophe Lux is a band fronted by Wendy Lynne Haynes. Their debut boasts original songs about unusual topics. “Void of Course” is a…

Album Review: Summer June by Bonnie Ste-Croix

Album Name: Summer June Artist: Bonnie Ste-Croix Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Bonnie Ste-Croix has a lovely, warm voice that suits her songs well. Her second album is a tender, reflective record. The gritty, rootsy “Gravity”…

Album Review: Remixes by Sarah Pillow

Album Name: Remixes Artist: Sarah Pillow Year/Label: 2003 / Buckyball Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell This is a very unusual record. Sarah Pillow sings 17th century songs, on one disc in period arrangements, on the other with modern arrangements.…

Album Review: Pianoscapes by Laura Sullivan

Album Name: Pianoscapes for the Trails of North America Artist: Laura Sullivan Year/Label: 2004 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Wow, gorgeous, just gorgeous. If you are a fan of instrumental piano music whether it is…