Album Name: Illume Illume (aka Alpa Goswami) Artist: Illume Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Shoegazer Fan First and foremost, singer/songwriter Alpa Goswami falls off key with alarming frequency throughout the entire 5 song EP. The softer the vocals, the…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: From the Dark by Jennifer Parsignault
Album Name: From the Dark Artist: Jennifer Parsignault Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Jennifer Parisgnault previews her forthcoming album with an acoustic EP. The opener “Heart of Mine” shows her crystalline voice at its best. She…
Album Review: Neverland by Jillian Ann
Album Name: Neverland Artist: Jillian Ann Year/Label: 2003 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Jillian Ann’s music is ethereal yet strong. Her voice is appealing and smooth. “Never Enough” is an electronica song of self assurance.…
Album Review: Tinderbox by Jo Gabriel
Album Name: Tinderbox Artist: Jo Gabriel Year/Label: 2003 / Faith Strange Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Jo Gabriel has been recording for quite a while now, but has failed to get the attention she deserves. Her new record “Tinderbox” is…
Album Review: Footsteps to the Sun by FireBug
Album Name: Footsteps to the Sun Artist: FireBug Year/Label: 2003 / Buddha Belt Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell FireBug’s record contains energetic, alternative music of the highest quality. Singer Juliette Tworsey has a dynamic voice that suits the music…
Album Review: Aguafuego by Aguafuego
Album Name: Aguafuego Artist: Aguafuego Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I don’t know what I was expecting when I put this one in, but this wasn’t it. Aguafuego is headed by JBeatz (aka…
Album Review: The Trouble with Success… by Paula Kelley
Album Name: The Trouble with Success… Artist: Paula Kelley Year/Label: 2003 / Kimchee Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Paula Kelley reminds me a LOT of Denmark’s Marie Frank. Both the peppy music and the baby-doll voice.…
Album Review: Sparkler by Vanessa Peters
Album Name: Sparkler Artist: Vanessa Peters Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Austin’s Vanessa Peters has released a really nice album. I guess the genre would be folk/pop but not the kind of pop…
Album Review: 22 Mountains by Danielle Lo Presti and the Masses
Album Name: 22 Mountains Artist: Danielle Lo Presti and the Masses Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Wow is this CD ever a refreshing change of pace! We’ve got rock, pop, rap and jazz…
Album Review: Are We There Yet? by Groovelily
Album Name: Are We There Yet? Artist: Groovelily Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is a well-produced solid album. The songs are well thought out, well-written and executed. They have a very polished…