Woman Vocals - suggestions

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for it.

Edit: Found it on Amazon. Looks very interesting. Cheap, too. Thanks again.

Yes she is. We have some of her stuff with Joe Bonanmassa. Excellent.

Sandy Dillon, probably not what you had in mind though. The first three albums are somewhere between Waits and Beefheart.

Hope Sandoval

Sheila Chandra. 

Sarah Mclachlan

elenor McEvoy

beth hirsch

natalie merchant

+1

looking forward to the new Mazzy Star album later this month.

Aside of the obvious choices, I'd urge people to investigate these ...

Aimee Mann - especially Lost In Space

Maeve Kelly - Irish born singer now based in Germany

Patty Griffin - especially 1000 Kisses & Impossible Dream

Beth Jeans Horton - more indie but very good - Yours Truly Cellophane Nose

Serafina Steer - The Moths Are Real

Hey Nocker,

thanks for your suggestion ! I do not know that PostCast, but will definately check.

i really enjoy all the suggestions that I get from you guys .... It brought me many, many ideas and insides and specifically lots of listening-fun !! Thanks 

secret tip: try Jen Chapin !

iver

Not read every page but not seen any mention of

Joan Armatrading

Jonette Napolitano (from the band Concrete Blonde) 'Joey' is one of my favourite all time songs, as is 'Tomorrow Wendy'

A new one to add to the list is the lead vocalist from London Grammar.  A relatively new band on the UK scene, very haunting vocalist.

After seeing Gill Sandell last night, I recommend her 2nd album, Light The Boats. Gill has really developed her songwriting skills & wonderful vocal arrangements.

http://gillsandell.bandcamp.com/album/light-the-boats 

Hey forummembers,

can't say enough how much all the feedback is appreciated ! I check every suggestion on Spotify: listen to a few tracks and if I like the music, I search the web how I can purchase an album. Another great, and new (!), source of information for suggestions on Woman Vocals is btw nStream !! When I tap the album-info button in nStream, there is often a chapter on "similar" albums. This gives very good results I believe.

To manage all my music, I use MediaMonkey and I built a complete system of rating albums and songs, both on music-content and sound-quality. A lot of work, but more or less a hobby itself:-). Still figuring out a way how I could use my rating system in nStream to make "intelligent" filters. for the moment I use alternate drll-paths with Assett.

Anyway, thought to add 3 suggestions from BeNeLux area:

- Trijntje Oosterhuis: especially her album on Burt Bacharch songs. English lyrics

- Ilse De Lange: mix of country/folk. Marvellous voice. English lyrics

- Axelle Red. Pop/SingerSongwriter, very warm voice. French and partially english lyrics

cheers,

Iver

Hi Iver,

A long time since my previous posting, so maybe a few additions (I quickly perused the thread, hope these are not duplicates):

• Lisa Hannigan, Passenger: a truly brilliant album from a Damien Rice and Joe Henry collaborator; excerpt: Home
• Marie Modiano, Outland: yes, the daughter of the writer Patrick Modiano, married to the talented Peter Von Poehl, a sensual alto voice; excerpt: Searching for Pearl
• The Magnetic North, Orkney: Symphony to the Magnetic North: not woman vocal exclusively, but a beautiful ambient album; excerpt: Bay of Skaill
• Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild: a new jazz vocalist, truly impressive (available as hi-res); excerpt I Didn't Know What Time It Was
• Catherine Russel, Strictly Romancin': jazz blues (available as hi-res); excerpt: Under the Spell of the Blues
• Paul Motian, The Windmills of Your Mind: no, Paul Motian is still not a woman, but this all about Petra Haden -- daughter of the great Charlie Haden -- for a delicious album of standards covers (available as hi-res); excerpt: I Love You Porgy
• Emily Jane White, Ode to Sentience: wonderful dark country-folk (available as hi-res); excerpt: The Cliff
• Lou Doillon, Places: the actress, daughter of Jane Birkin, a half-broken alto, a moving first album in english; excerpt: I.C.U.
• As we moved from the original enquiry for easy-listening jazz a long time ago, may I open the proverbial Pandora's Box with a (melodic -- fear not) metal suggestion ?
  Here comes: Within Temptation, Mother Earth; come on, Iver, you know them -- and her, Sharon den Adel --, they're dutch; excerpt: Deceiver of Fools
• Now that the box is open, this one shall not be avoided: The Gathering, If_then_else; they're dutch too, and the lead singer is of course Anekke van Giersbergen; excerpt: Amity

Well, that's it for now. Good luck Iver, and enjoy !

Maurice

Hey Maurice,

Brilliant man !!! I am going to review the "ladies" this evening via Spotify :-). A lot of new names to me, so thrilled to find out. Thanks for your efforts !!

Cheers,

Iver

Hi Iver,

This has been a fabulous thread that has opened the eyes of everyone who reads it and contributes.

I'm a big fan of Anneke van Giersbergen and looking forward to seeing her at the Jazz Café, Camden, London on Saturday week. Thanks to Maurice for recognising Anneke's talent.

Lot's of Video's (History & New) - http://www.youtube.com/user/AguaDeAnniqueMusic 

Two more recent voices that I have enjoyed have been Imany (France) and Valerie Joyce

I've just reaslised that Tina Dico hasn't been mentioned.

I came across her a few months ago. She has sung with Zero7. "Home" features her singing and this album has a more acoustic version:

Thanks Denis, great link.

(Sorry Iver for the metal digression. I'll let others recommend Lacuna Coil / Nightwish / Epica / Evanescence / Therion / etc. And then, some might point you to the extreme metal female singers...)

Oh.. but wait... I may have missed them when reviewing the thread, but did we really forget the Muses ?? Just in case, a pair of stunning solo albums:

• Kristin Hersh, Hips and Makers; fasten your seat belt and forget the easy in listening, but so rewarding in the end; excerpt: Your Ghost
• Tanya Donelly, Beautysleep; her half-sister, previously partner in crime in The Throwing Muses, a incredibly moving album; excerpt: The Storm

... and how can we forget one of the greatest Mademoiselles ever recorded:

http://youtu.be/TGFNnpWOyq4