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Bic Runga
Lucinda Williams
Judy Tzuke (sp)
Ah yes, the lovely Judy Tzuke, she'd slipped my mind. Her daughter Bailey is a very good singer, too, in a different style.
Meshell Ndegeocello
Janis Joplin
It seems most of my favourites are covered. I'd second (third?) Joan as Policewoman, Ida Maria and Thea Gilmore and add Siouxsie to the list. Mantaray was a cracking solo album. And Gabriella Cilmi nice too. Will go and see The Joy Formidable for the 4th time soon.
...there's only one.
AHU.
*sigh*
Siouxie Sioux
Polly Styrene
jolie holland
the gossip (beth ditto)
So are people actually readding the original post? Slowjo?
[i]searching out some [b]new[/b].. female vocalists.
I am excluding PJ Harvey from the list at the moment as looking for something a little more [b]laid back[/b].[/i]
Poly Styrene? Yeah, new, laidback. Like it.
Thea Gilmore would be appropriate really, as she used to record for the naim label.
Surely 'Kosheen' - (Sian Evans)? Not one vote, seriously or did I miss it?
how good?
And its a britney cover!
2nd Bic Runga
and you have to listen to Melody Gardot
Anything Skye Edwards sings on - Morcheeba (94-03) her own stuff pretty good too.
Soko, only a EP to her name, [i]I'll kill her[/i] is such a good song. Search myspace for a worthwhile listen.
I like "Floatin" by Stacey Epps.
She's done an album, its coool.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Awakening/dp/B001FMS6F8/ref=mb_oe_o
Depends of your definition of laid back! 🙂
Kate Rusby maybe? Practically horizontal IMO.
Jeez there are a lot of names.
Thinking some Cat Power and the Cowboys Junkies will be my next purchases, although I bit more Joss may be on the cards to.
Thanks
Gary
What do you mean, no Joni Mitchell!! Try 'Hissing of Summer Lawns' or 'Hejira' if you want laid back joni .....
Thea Gilmore - very underated
Judy Collins
Sandy Denny
Martha Wainwright
Anjani
Kate Bush?
Carina Round? Not all that laid back though, and most of her recorded stuff doesn't do her justice really.
Natalie Merchant well worth a listen.
She was on radio 4 this week promoting some childrens poems which she has put to music, very moving on the M6 it was too.
Not exactly new either, but if you want laid back you could have a listen to Julia Fordham
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newish, folkish and a very, very good.
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Julie Fowlis, Gaelic singer. Beautiful voice.
Hows about:
Sarah Cracknell (St Etienne) and
Alison Goldfrapp if you want laid back stuff (can't remember if you did now?!)
Also; Eleanor Jackson from La Roux is quite an interesting one
3rd Bic Runga
Also:-
Jewel
Sarah McLachlan