Album Name: Gossip Artist: Sister Funk Year/Label: 2006 / LABEL As a rule, I don’t like “funk” music except for the about ten minutes when Ani Difranco became a funkster and I tried to keep up with her before I…
Category: Album Reviews
Albums that Collected Sounds Reviews.
Album Review: Big Wind on the Way by Holly and Jon
Album Name: Big Wind on the Way Artist: Holly and Jon Year/Label: 2005 / Independent Holly and Jon Burden are a father/daughter duo from Canada. I expected this to be cheesy folk and it’s actually more like bluesy rock. “One…
Album Review: Still Waters by Louise Setara
Album Name: Still Waters Artist: Louise Setara Year/Label: 2006 / Manhattan Records This record is a bit too mainstream for my personal tastes. But I can admit that Louis Setara is a very talented young woman. It’s pretty amazing that…
Album Review: …Quest… by Brazz Tree
Album Name: …Quest… Artist: Brazz Tree Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is an interesting record. It’s really pretty unique, or at least it’s different from much of what I listen to regularly.…
Album Review: Bond Street Sessions by Tara Linhardt
Album Name: Bond Street Sessions Artist: Tara Linhardt Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I’m not usually a huge fan of instrumental music. Being a singer however closeted, and not a musician (I can…
Album Review: Down this Road by Dahlia Wakefield
Album Name: Down this Road Artist: Dahlia Wakefield Year/Label: 2006 / Squirrelly Girl Music Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I reviewed Dahlia Wakefield’s previous CD, Close to Home in 2004 but I don’t remember it being this…
Album Review: Things We Had to Let Go by Kristi Rae
Album Name: Things We Had to Let Go Artist: Kristi Rae Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds There is something familiar about Kristi Rae’s voice, but I can’t seem to place it. At times…
Album Review: Clues and Lies by Nathalie Matteau
Album Name: Clues and Lies Artist: Nathalie Matteau Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Nathalie Matteau’s debut ep is rich with cabaret sounds and she uses them well. She manages to evoke both Marlene Dietrich and the…
Album Review: All That You Ask For by Julie Loyd
Album Name: All That You Ask For Artist: Julie Loyd Year/Label: 2006 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds While I’ve enjoyed many hours listening to Julie’s studio record, “The Waiting Room” I have always enjoyed her…
Album Review: Half the Perfect World by Madeleine Peyroux
Album Name: Half the Perfect World Artist: Madeleine Peyroux Year/Label: 2006 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I first knew of Madeleine Peyroux when she opened for Sarah McLachlan many years ago. At…