Album Name: Map of the World Artist: Kathleen Sabo Year/Label: 2009 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Kathleen Sabo’s music is pleasant, but not without bite and precision. Opener Hey Jimmy! sees her pen a soft…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Face by Nigel Clothier
Album Name: Face Artist: Nigel Clothier Year/Label: 2010 / Ryehabour Records [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Nigel Clohier’s new solo record is a folksy, intimate set with some neat songs. You Come Here is a comforting, warm…
Album Review: Home by Rosie Nimmo
Album Name: Home Artist: Rosie Nimmo Year/Label: 2011 / Kick My Heels Records [Buy at her page] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Rosie Nimmo’s new album is a pleasant, folksy set of intimate songs with soft vocals. Never Go Back…
Album Review: Darkbloom by Naomi Greenwald
Album Name: Darkbloom Artist: Naomi Greenwald Year/Label: 2011 / Transom (release date January 18) [Pre-Order at Amazon] [Download at Amazon, once out] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell I’ve previously reviewed an ep by Naomi Greenwald, and was looking forward to…
Album Review: A View of the Sky by Paleo
Album Name: A View of the Sky Artist: Paleo Year/Label: 2010 / Partisan Records [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Paleo is a solo artist who records a sort of lo-fi music with some gusto.…
Album Review: Rumors by Joy Ike
Album Name: Rumors Artist: Joy Ike Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Joy Ike has a pleasant voice and a style that recalls Vienna Teng on this lovely album. Sweeter has…
Album Review Roundup 2010
These are the albums I had in my rotation as of December 27th that I wanted to review, I just didn’t have the time. So I’m doing mini-reviews of these all in one post. Horror/Forsaken by VoidWork [CDbaby] [Amazon] [VoidWork…
Album Review: Camouflage Baby by The Histrioniks
Album Name: Camouflage Baby Artist: The Histrioniks Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The Histrioniks and I go way back. Actually, I don’t really know them personally at all. Just exchanged…
Amy’s faves of 2010
I got my list up! [Here’s the list of ones I reviewed this year.] There are only 10 this year. There were a bunch of [honorable mentions]. But I decided to put in the top spot, only the ones I…
Album Review: Bird’s Dream by Fiji Mermaid
Album Name: Bird’s Dream Artist: Fiji Mermaid Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Fiji Mermaid has been reviewed here before…in fact their CD, [Green Pond] was my 1,000th…