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Album Name: Brand New Day
Artist: Lindsey Ray
Year/Label: 2010 / Independent
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Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds
I first caught wind of Lindsey Ray on e music when I was just browsing. She had an EP up there at the time and I downloaded it. I only listened a few times before I was contacted by her people requesting a review. They sent me her full length album and I’m happy to say it’s one of my current favorites.
This is bright sunshiny happy music. You just can’t be in a bad mood listening to this. Well, unless you’re a big cynic, then this will probably just piss you off that someone can be this happy-sounding.
Lindsey Ray has a very sweet but strong voice that suits this musical style to a tee.
You have probably already heard the catchy title song, Brand New Day as it’s in a Target ad.
There are other similarly zippy skippy happy songs, such as You Make Me Happy (“cuz you-hoo-hoo-hoo…oh-h-h you-hoo-hoo-hoo… oh-h-h you-hoo-hoo-hoo…you make me happy”).
The lyrics are sometimes silly, but sweet. “I’ll always love you like a bumble loves a bee” from Monkey and the Tree. Cutely enough, she also has a song called The Honey and the Bee which is substantially more subdued than the monkey one.
This is a happy feel good record for those rainy days when you need to be cheered up, or on those sunshiny days you want to bask in.
Track Listing
1. Goodbye From California
2. Brand New Day
3. Uncover
4. Anchor of Love
5. Monkey and the Tree
6. Sun
7. Weight of the World
8. Where I Belong
9. You Make Me Happy
10. The Honey and the Bee
11. Better Off
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Album Name: Heart that’s Pounding
Artist: Sally Seltmann
Year/Label: 2010 / Independent
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Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds
Wow, I mean…wow!! I feel like this is an album I’ve known all my life, though it’s still really fresh too.
The opening song, Harmony to My Heartbeat, just couldn’t be any more joyful and sweet, and poppy and *sigh*. I was playing it at work and someone came by my desk and asked who it was. He said, “She sounds really cheerful and happy”.
Seltmann’s voice is soft and sweet and charming and matches the style of the music perfectly. She’s Australian and I believe I read somewhere that she’s working on a project with another one of my loves, Sarah Blasko. Heaven!!
I love the fun and marchy Dream About Changing. But honestly I freaking love every song on here. Every. One.
You guys, I love this album so much. It’s seriously at the top of my favorites list for this year. Love love love. Get it. Now.
Track Listing
1. Harmony To My Heartbeat
2. Set Me Free
3. On The Borderline
4. Book Song
5. Dream About Changing
6. Heart That’s Pounding
7. I Tossed A Coin
8. Happy
9. The Truth
10. Sentimental Seeker
11. 5 Stars
12. Dark Blue Angel
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