Album Name: Face Painter Artist: Emma Dean Year/Label: 2006 / Doily Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Emma Dean comes across as a cousin of Nellie McKay at times on this ep. She has a unique take on the sound…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Desert Tune by Shauna Burns
Album Name: Desert Tune Artist: Shauna Burns Year/Label: 2006 / LABEL a Review by Amy I’m a big fan of Shauna’s, she’s even playing a concert at my house next month. So I was delighted to see this new EP.…
Album Review: Suburban Pastoral by Helen McCookerybook
Album Name: Suburban Pastoral Artist: Helen McCookerybook Year/Label: 2006 / Big Song Records [Buy at Helen McCookerybook Official Site] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First off, could this woman’s name be any sweeter? Her style (musically anyway)…
Album Review: Spark by Stephanie Briggs
Album Name: Spark Artist: Stephanie Briggs Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is a really great record. It’s quirky and light at times but it also goes electric as on “Siphoning Seasons” which…
Album Review: Polyhymnia by Jaggery
Album Name: Polyhymnia Artist: Jaggery Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Not sure what genre Jaggery belongs to. They have a jazz feel to their complex music but don’t play standards or freeform jazz. At times I’m…
Album Review: Devil’s Rope by Kate Mann
Album Name: Devil’s Rope Artist: Kate Mann Year/Label: 2007 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Kate Mann’s record has a nice if desolate Americana flavor to it. She has a nice voice and writes very impressive songs. The title…
Album Review: Priorities by Zeebee
Album Name: Priorities Artist: Zeebee Year/Label: 2006 / Monkey (Broken Silence) / Angelika Koehlermann [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Zeebee is an Austrian electronica artist whose previous album was a delightful exercise in Björk-ish music. Her second…
Album Review: The Journey by Freud
Album Name: The Journey Artist: Freud Year/Label: 2006 / Tantajo Records Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Ingo Hauss formed Freud with singer Cora O’Donovan. Their second album adds singer Maria Sanchez to the band. The sound is multi-layered and makes…
Album Review: 1001 American Nights by Annie Dinerman
Album Name: 1001 American Nights Artist: Annie Dinerman Year/Label: 2006 / Independent a Review by Amy I’m trying to get this album, I really am. Judging from the cover art Annie Dinerman looks like someone I’d like to meet. She…
Album Review: En Saga Om Sten by Karin Ström
Album Name: En Saga Om Sten Artist: Karin Ström Year/Label: 2007 / Datadamen Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Karin Strom’s EP back in 2004 when she was with Nettwerk (a.k.a. home to Sarah McLachlan).…