Album Name: Kristin Shout Artist: Kristin Shout Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Kristin Shout’s debut ep is an arresting record. Her deep, rich vocals and strong songs impress. “All Your Money” is a gritty, sad tale…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Wake by Sheila Nicholls
Album Name: Wake Artist: Sheila Nicholls Year/Label: 2002 / Hollywood Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’d heard some of these songs already because Sheila’s EP, [How Strong] was sent to me a few…
Album Review: Penumbra by Rosin Coven
Album Name: Penumbra Artist: Rosin Coven Year/Label: 2000 / Pagan Lounge productions Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell What exactly is pagan lounge music? If you don’t know Rosin Coven will educate you on this cd. Their music is original, occasionally…
Album Review: Grumpy Ghost by The Endless
Album Name: Grumpy Ghost Artist: The Endless Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell This is the Endless’ first ep. They are fronted by the dynamic vocalist Adriana Roze. The music is varied in nature. The opening song…
Album Review: The Coma Savants by The Coma Savants
Album Name: The Coma Savants Artist: The Coma Savants Year/Label: 2002 / Uvilittle Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds …and now for something completely different! A recent review said, “[The Coma Savants] could gig as the house…
Album Review: No Matter What by Tiger Zane
Album Name: No Matter What Artist: Tiger Zane Year/Label: 2000 / Big Cat Productions Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Tiger Zane’s debut album is a very fine thing. It has a light folk-influenced sound and some memorable songs. The gentle…
Album Review: In the Garden by The Shroud
Album Name: In the Garden Artist: The Shroud Year/Label: 2001 / Magpie Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell “In the Garden” is the Shroud’s third CD. Their music is gothic in nature but also has trip hop…
Album Review: Solar Bipolar by Randi Russo
Album Name: Solar Bipolar Artist: Randi Russo Year/Label: 2002 / Olive Juice Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Randi Russo’s debut offers intelligently nervy rock. Russo’s voice has a few shades of Patti Smith and her songwriting is equally poetic…
Album Review: Les 4 Ronds Sont Allumes by Nathalie Derome
Album Name: Les 4 Ronds Sont Artist: Nathalie Derome Year/Label: 2002 / Dame [Buy at Actuellecd] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Nathalie Derome’s music has a weird mood to it. Her lovely voice and intriguing songs ensure that the listener…
Album Review: Night Bugs by Sarah Slean
Album Name: Night Bugs Artist: Sarah Slean Year/Label: 2002 / Atlantic Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Disclaimer: First I’ll just say that this is a semi-biased review because I absolutely LOVE Sarah Slean. I’ve been on board…