Album Name: The Summer Storm Journals Artist: Noe Venable Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I first heard of Noe Venable years ago when she was mentioned on a mailing list of which I…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: High Society by The Silver Seas
Album Name: High Society Artist: The Silver Seas Year/Label: 2007 / Independent [Buy at Amazon.com] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is really fun poppy music. Complete with hand claps, and lovely harmonies. It’s very rhythmic. The…
Album Review: Beautiful Distraction by Marianne Keith
Album Name: Beautiful Distraction Artist: Marianne Keith Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Amazon.com Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First off, I was leery of this record because the one sheet that came with it lists, as one of…
Album Review: Close to Dark by Brandi Shearer
Album Name: Close to Dark Artist: Brandi Shearer Year/Label: 2007 / Amoeba Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds In 2006 I received Brandi Shearer’s album called Pink Lady . It was supposed to have…
Album Review: The Bee Tree by Kristilyn Robertson
Album Name: The Bee Tree Artist: Kristilyn Robertson Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Ever since I heard Kristilyn Robertson the first time back in 2005 I dug her style. I loved her first…
Album Review: String Music by Anna Stafford
Album Name: String Music Artist: Anna Stafford Year/Label: 2007 / LABEL This is a nice instrumental album. If you like strings. And luckily I do. However, it’s a bit samey and I would like to have heard some other instruments…
Album Review: Angel Above my Piano by Fiona Joy Hawkins
Album Name: Angel Above my Piano Artist: Fiona Joy Hawkins Year/Label: 2006 / Little Hartley Music Not being a musician, I feel a little unqualified to critique instrumental music. So I am not going to get too technical here. This…
Album Review: Midnight to Midnight by Sergeant
Album Name: Midnight to Midnight Artist: Sergeant Year/Label: 2007 / LABEL This is really cool driving rock. It’s harder than what I am used to but I like it. The style reminds a little of Carina Round. But perhaps a…
Album Review: Heavy & Light by Gold Box Kingdom
Album Name: Heavy & Light Artist: Gold Box Kingdom Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Gold Box Kingdom is Amy Bruckmeier (known as Amy B) and Corey Wentworth. Amy has a great whispy, sultry…
Album Review: So I Begin by Rachel VanSlyke
Album Name: So I Begin Artist: Rachel VanSlyke Year/Label: 2007 / TSR Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is Rachel Van Slyke’s debut record and it’s a great start to what I am…