Album Name: Tangled Web of Cool Artist: Martinique Walker Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Canadian singer Martinique Walker has a strong, agile voice. It makes her songs shine more strongly. Her album “Tangled Web of Cool”…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review:Silver Drops by The Breath of Life
Album Name: Silver Drops Artist: The Breath of Life Year/Label: 2001 / Hall of Sermon [Buy at Amazon] [Buy at Hall of Sermon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell This cd has a sound akin to early Bel Canto or Cocteau…
Album Review: Screwing Lies by Katy Carr
Album Name: Screwing Lies Artist: Katy Carr Year/Label: 2001 / Madame de Luce [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell English singer Katy Carr makes a potent brew of folk and rock. Her refreshingly theatrical approach makes this…
Album Review: Feathermerchants by Feathermerchants
Album Name: Feathermerchants Artist: Feathermerchants Year/Label: 1999 / Innocent 12th St Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Feathermerchants have two exeptional singers in Erin O’Hara and Alison Winston. The music is clearly folk in nature and has middle eastern influences as…
Album Review: Eleven Eleven by Regina Spektor
Album Name: Eleven Eleven Artist: Regina Spektor Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I first heard of Regina Spektor when Anna Maria Stjarnell did a review of her CD, “Songs” for this site. It…
Album Review: Sleep Now Forever by Sorrow
Album Name: Sleep Now Forever Artist: Sorrow Year/Label: 2001 / World Serpent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Do you remember Strawberry Switchblade? They were a slightly quirky pop duo who did some great songs in the 80’s.…
Album Review: In Progess by Robin Renee
Album Name: In Progess Artist: Robin Renee Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Robin Renée’s debut album is a powerful record. The fiery songwriter already has a distinctive personality and a fascinating voice. The opening track “Empire”…
Album Review: Cutthtroat Standards and Black Pop by Abby Travis
Album Name: Cutthtroat Standards and Black Pop Artist: Abby Travis Year/Label: 2000 / Educational Recordings [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell On this, her second album, Abby Travis blends cabaret, pop and rock. Her velvety voice adorns songs…
Album Review: Steady Pull by Jonatha Brooke
Album Name: Steady Pull Artist: Jonatha Brooke Year/Label: 2001 / Bad Dog Records [Buy at Amazon] A Review by Scott (Full Fledged Strangers member) Although I pre-ordered the CD and DVD of “Steady Pull” I only received the CD in…
Album Review: Signing Einstein by Signing Einstein
Album Name: Signing Einstein Artist: Signing Einstein Year/Label: 2001 / JNI Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Signing Einstein’s debut album has a very nice sound. The opener “Edward Teach” has a suitably dramatic lyric about piracy and a great…