Female Singers (My Personal Favorites)

I forgot to include the female half of Mormon husband and wife team (plus the bassist), Low. They were punk enthusiasts who tried to out-punk the Duluth Minnesota scene by going the opposite direction in sound. The result was this lullabyllic side project that ended up to be a fulltime job with an eternally faithful cult following. Mimi's voice is flute-like and can be served alone or expertly harmonized with Alan Sparhawk's lead singing.

I remember being 14 years old listening to Luscious Jackson's Natural Ingredients album, and deciding after listening to City Song, that Gabby Glaser was the bee's knees (the coolest). Sometimes when I sing I get into a mode in which people think I'm a Dylan/Lou Reed ripoff, but what they're really hearing is the influence of the City Song girl.

Her singing reminds me of how one of my older sisters talked when she was little. Incoherent wispy-ness. Kazu was eventually trampled by a horse, but then made two albums afterwards so far.

Not so much for her voice, but for what she does with it after it leaves her mouth.

What separates her from other women is that she can make me cry without using violence. After a Nina Simone performance, I could probably nurse a still born back to life.

I'm counting both as one. One is opera singer-trained, and the other sings like an old grandma. They are terribly unique, and i originally wasn't going to add them, but i remembered one of my favorite songs by them, Ohio. After studying the song I realized how simple it was and that if anybody else did it, it wouldn't be anything special, and that the song's greatness (to me) came from their vocals.

Well, mostly because of Tricky, because I was a big Tricky fan.

I like her, but not enough to put on this list, but I did because people who share the same interests would wonder why I didn't add her. Here's a clip where she sings Satisfaction with PJ Harvey.