Category: Album Reviews

Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.

Album Review: Mooniture by Anna Atkinson

Album Name: Mooniture Artist: Anna Atkinson Year/Label: 2012 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Anna Atkinson makes thoughtful, lovely music on this album. The opening title song is dreamy and reminds me of…

Album Review: Heart Like Feathers by Robert Deeble

Album Name: Heart Like Feathers Artist: Robert Deeble Year/Label: 2012 / Mind Bomb Publishing/ Dead Letter Records This album is not out but can be pre-ordered from site. Check the links below too, might be available there in time. [Buy…

Album Review: Sweet and Vicious by Allison’s Invention

Album Name: Sweet and Vicious Artist: Allison’s Invention Year/Label: 2011 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Allison Tartalia relased the album “Ready” back in 2002 and as Allison’s Invention she has just done an ep that’s emotionally sung and…

Album Review: We Are the Sand by Peter Lacey

Album Name: We Are the Sand Artist: Peter Lacey Year/Label: 2011 / Pink Hedgehog Records [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Peter Lacey has made impressive records in the past, and his new effort in…

Album Review: Christmas Joy by Fiona Joy Hawkins

Album Name: Christmas Joy Artist: Fiona Joy Hawkins Year/Label: 2011 / Little Hartley Music [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Fiona Joy Hawkins has made some great music in the past, and now she makes…

Album Review: Lost With You by Ellie Lawson

Album Name: Lost With You Artist: Ellie Lawson Year/Label: 2011 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by DaveAdair Pitching a stall between the vocal quirkiness of Bjork and the searching tones of Alanis Morissette, backed up by…

Album Review: Nine and Fifty Swans by Tirill

Album Name: Nine and Fifty Swans Artist: Tirill Year/Label: 2011 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I reviewed Tirill Mohn’s debut album a few years ago. She follows it with a setting of W.B Yeats’ poetry…

Album Review: Writing Letters by Ange Boxall

Album Name: Writing Letters Artist: Ange Boxall Year/Label: 2011 / Little Vixen Records [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds [Note: I wrote this review over a year ago, but the record just…

Album Review: Bonfire Diaries by Metal Mother

Album Name: Bonfire Diaries Artist: Metal Mother Year/Label: 2011 / Post Primal [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] [Buy at Bandcamp] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Tara Tati is Metal Mother and on this fascinating album she sues her talents…