Album Name: The Long Picnic Artist: Stephanie Rearick Year/Label: 2001 / Uvulittle Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds “The Long Picnic” is one part classical piano, part odd pop. The recording begins with a calming classical-type piece…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: A Brooklyn Night Lisa Brigantino
Album Name: A Brooklyn Night Artist: Lisa Brigantino Year/Label: 2001 / Hidden Pond Productions Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Lisa Brigantino has a good solid bluesy voice and plays a mean guitar. Some of her songs are…
Album Review: Girl Versions by Emm Gryner
Album Name: Girl Versions Artist: Emm Gryner Year/Label: 2001 / Dead Daisy Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Canadian singer Emm Gryner had the same idea with Girl Versions as Tori Amos had with Strange Little Girls;…
Album Review: Freedom is Sexy by Rachel Mayfield
Album Name: Freedom is Sexy Artist: Rachel Mayfield Year/Label: 2002 / Pure Savage Records This CD is not available for purchase anymore. Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The short-lived british band Delicious Monster had a dynamic singer in Rachel Mayfield…
Album Review: Tenderland by Leslie Nuchow
Album Name: Tenderland Artist: Leslie Nuchow Year/Label: 2001 / Slam Music Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Singer and activist Leslie Nuchow hardly avoids difficult subjects, she approaches them head on on her album. Issues such as violence…
Album Review:The Devil I Once Knew by Heidi Saperstein
Album Name: The Devil I Once Knew Artist: Heidi Saperstein Year/Label: 2001 / Kimchee Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Heidi Saperstein sings like she has molten lava in her veins instead of blood. The intensity of her music is…
Album Review: Lift by Marina V
Album Name: Lift Artist: Marina V Year/Label: 2001 / Crazy Apples Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The young Russian singer Marina V follows her debut album with an impressive second effort. Marina V shows a mastery of a variety of…
Album Review:My Beautiful Sinking Ship by Devics
Album Name: My Beautiful Sinking Ship Artist: Devics Year/Label: 2001 / Bella Union Order from [Amazon.com] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell The makers of “Buffy-The Vampire Slayer” clearly have good taste in music as they have featured both Velvet Chain…
Album Review: …from the Underbelly by Amy Fox
Album Name: …from the Underbelly Artist: Amy Fox Year/Label: 2001 / Affectagious Music Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Amy Fox builds on the strong foundation of her debut album “Public Offering” with this second record. Her powerhouse vocals and dynamic…
Album Review: Firepop by Bibi Farber
Album Name: Firepop Artist: Bibi Farber Year/Label: 2000 / Glow Time Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Bibi Farber has gotten Television member Richard Lloyd to produce her debut album. Not a bad coice, but Fraber stands firmly on her…