Album Name: Wild and Undaunted Artist: Lisa Knapp Year/Label: 2007 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Amazon UK Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Lisa Knapp records folk songs with a slight twist. There’s a modern production and an emphasis on her…
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Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Happy Hour in the Gene Pool by Evolve
Album Name: Happy Hour in the Gene Pool Artist: Evolve Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First of all I love the album title. How clever. Evolve would probably fall into the Trip Hop…
Album Review: The Sky Observer’s Guide by Amy Cook
Album Name: The Sky Observer’s Guide Artist: Amy Cook Year/Label: 2008 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I liked this within the first 30 seconds of hitting Play. Amy Cook’s voice is so…
Album Review: Revolutionary Revolution by OHN
Album Name: Revolutionary Revolution Artist: OHN Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Downtempo is a term that’s been kicked around a lot and I guess that’s what you’d call these guys. Though there are…
Album Review: Don’t Look Away by Kate Voegele
Album Name: Don’t Look Away Artist: Kate Voegele Year/Label: 2007 / MySpace Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Kate Voegele’s previous release, Louder Than Words. At the time I compared her to…
Album Review: Kittyhawk by Santa Dog
Album Name: Kittyhawk Artist: Santa Dog Year/Label: 2007 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’ve reviewed Santa Dog’s work in the past and I liked them so well that at least one of…
Album Review: Cinderella Sings the Blues by Lana Martino-Smith
Album Name: Cinderella Sings the Blues Artist: Lana Martino-Smith Year/Label: 2006 / Kitten Kong Records I generally don’t care for blues, and blues this is. But Lana Martino-Smith has such a strong voice that it makes this much more tolerable…
Album Review: Release the Stars by Rufus Wainwright
Album Name: Release the Stars Artist: Rufus Wainwright Year/Label: 2008 / Geffen [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I was late to the Rufus Wainwright Party, but once arrived I was hooked. So I was…
Album Review: Piece of the Light by Shea Breaux Wells
Album Name: Piece of the Light Artist: Shea Breaux Wells Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This record really makes me feel like I’m sitting in a jazz piano bar sipping a martini. Wells…
Album Review: Democracy by Stephanie Rearick
Album Name: Democracy Artist: Stephanie Rearick Year/Label: 2008 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I have a special place in my heart for Stephanie Rearick and her odd brand of popish carnival-rock music. I have reviewed…