Album Name: Poetry & Rhyme Artist: Helen McCookerybook Year/Label: 2008 / Big Song [buy at Borders] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Helen McCookerybook’s previous CD and I was charmed by her name and her look.…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Strugglers by Koufax
Album Name: Strugglers Artist: Koufax Year/Label: 2008 / Doghouse Records [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Apparently, Koufax have been around for years but the only constant is lead singer and songwriter, Robert Suchan. Suchan…
Album Review: Interweave by Wendy Spiro
Album Name: Interweave Artist: Wendy Spiro Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Wendy Spiro has released a gorgeous Celtic record, in the vein of Loreena McKennit. It’s not quite as fairy like, but just…
Album Review: Spark it Up by Santa Dog
Album Name: Spark it Up Artist: Santa Dog Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I have reviewed Santa Dog several times in the past and I’ve always enjoyed their sound. This is an EP…
Album Review: Journey by Douye
Album Name: Journey Artist: Douye Year/Label: 2008 / Betsy Blue Music & Floating World Music Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I have gone back and forth on my feelings about this record for the several months I’ve…
Album Review: Thin By the Histrioniks
Album Name: Thin Artist: Histrioniks Year/Label: 2008 / CatErratic Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The Histrioniks is Cat and Larry Levy and they’ve been joined by Dave Powers on this album as well…
Album Review: Electric Touch by Electric Touch
Album Name: Electric Touch Artist: Electric Touch Year/Label: 2008 / Justice Records [Download at Amazon] If you download from Amazon, you’ll also get Drowning Blues (Amazon MP3 Exclusive) Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Maybe it’s only because…
Album Review: A Lazy Kind of Love by Sarah Moule
Album Name: A Lazy Kind of Love Artist: Sarah Moule Year/Label: 2008 / Red Ram Records [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Sarah Moule performs contemporary jazz with real sass and a pair of mean pipes. The…
Album Review: You Can See Everything by Brooke Miller
Album Name: You Can See Everything Artist: Brooke Miller Year/Label: 2007 / Sparkle Plenty Music / Hickory Records [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This album did not grab me upon first listen. But since…
Album Review: Draw the Line by Marion Square
Album Name: Draw the Line Artist: Marion Square Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Marion Square is based in Kentucky and consists of McCall Cruse (Vocals and Piano), Brian Goodwin (Guitar, Piano and Electronics),…