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Hinterlands
“Hinterlands has a gorgeous, melancholy, evocative sensibility. Beautiful songwriting and singing…”
-Veronica Rueckert, Wisconsin Public Radio
At Sea
Anthems
Garden Story
Bow Echo
Violet Night
“The eclectic ability of Courtney Collins to adapt to a style is uncanny. Violet Night is an excellent recording that should be sought out by all musical thrill-seekers and by those who appreciate the injection of some mystery into their rock.”
-Rick Tvedt, Rick’s Cafe
Don’t Forget
I Want You To Want Me
Thirteen Men
Roseability
Used To
Welcome to Christmastown
Courtney Collins & Jeremy Ylvisaker with JT Bates & Michael Lewis
“Courtney Collins has got quite a few tricks up her sleeve. The best of ’em might just be Jeremy Ylvisaker, a friend from Minneapolis she teamed up with to make Welcome to Christmastown, a holiday album filled with echoing lo-fi guitars, sultry vocals and creative vision.
Ylvisaker, who plays guitar and bass for Andrew Bird and belongs to a plethora of Twin Cities bands (Alpha Consumer, Dosh and Fog), added a number of the fantastically spacey effects, while J.T. Bates and Michael Lewis provided the sounds of drums and upright bass. Collins lent her voice and a ’60s lounge-pop esthetic to the effort. The result is an album that covers a wide swath of musical territory – from Vince Guaraldi’s “Christmas Time Is Here” to more modern seasonal offerings by Low and Ron Sexsmith. ”
-Jessica Steinhoff, Isthmus
Winterlong
I Believe in Father Christmas
Come On-A My House
The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year
Yuletide Swank
Arena Venus
Arena Venus’ signature instrument is Courtney Collins’ silky voice, which sounds especially good when she is singing a cappella (“Riu Chiu”) or when she is harmonizing with the Melismatics’ Ryan Smith on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”
Kenneth Burns, Isthmus
Santa Baby
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (featuring Ryan Smith of The Melismatics)
I’d Like You For Christmas
Happy Holiday
Plucked
Arena Venus
“Arena Venus has a secret weapon in singer Courtney Collins, whose sultry and expressive voice would sound great singing just about anything. Fortunately, she’s chosen to pair it up with charging power pop and the resulting album Plucked radiates sheer joy.”
-Stephen Thompson, The Onion AV Club
To Tell A Lie
Red Violet
