Category: Best of 2010

Well, I reviewed less albums this year I think. And while it seems like it was a great year in music, it’s quite possible that a lot of the ones I liked best were ones that I discovered on my own, not ones that were sent to me. Though there’s some cross-over here (I bought Lissie and Jesca Hoop)…here are my Top 10 CDs of 2010.

I realize that the Paper Raincoat came out last year, but I spaced on it and didn’t review it until this year. I still listen to it about once a week, so I’m actually giving that TOP spot. The others are in no particular order, but they are ones that I still listen to regularly.

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: Songs from the Bardo by Sheila Nicholls

Album Name: Songs from the Bardo Artist: Sheila Nicholls Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, I’ve been a fan of Sheila Nichols for some time now. I’ve…

Album Review: Catching a Tiger by Lissie

Album Name: Catching a Tiger Artist: Lissie Year/Label: 2010 / Sony UK [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I first heard of Lissie when I found out she’d be playing the Cayamo…

Album Review: The Paper Raincoat

Album Name: The Paper Raincoat Artist: The Paper Raincoat Year/Label: 2009 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds First up, my apologies to Amber Rubarth and Alex Wong. I got this album on Amazon…

Album Review: Hunting My Dress by Jesca Hoop

Album Name: Hunting My Dress Artist: Jesca Hoop Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Buy Amazon] [Vinyl! at Amazon] (not out til Aug 10) [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I was late to the Jesca Hoop…

Album Review: Eleven. Revert and Return by Midas Fall

Album Name: Eleven. Revert and Return Artist: Midas Fall Year/Label: 2010 / Monotreme [Buy at Amazon] [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This one’s hard to write about. It’s really very cool, I’m just not…

Album Review: Connect the Dots By Rabbit

Album Name: Connect the Dots Artist: Rabbit Year/Label: 2010 / Independent [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I really like this. It’s fun, rhythmic pop. It’s clever without being cutesy. Which is good cuz I’m…

Album Review: Japanese Graffiti by The Hussys

Album Name: Japanese Graffiti Artist: The Hussys Year/Label: 2009 / Fat Cheerleader Records [Download at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This band is a little bit of a mystery for me. The envelope came from Glasgow,…