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Women's Music CHAT THREAD

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 27/02/2012 18:41

I've been nattering away off-topic on Stewie's excellent thread asking for suggestions for her International Women's Day CD...so thought I would start an ongoing thread for anyone who, like me particularly enjoys music by female artists and female-fronted bands.

I'm not looking for lists of recommendations - there are two threads called Music By Women which have dozens of brilliant suggestions of artists to check out.

This is more about sharing a recent discovery (artist doesn't have to be new, though!) - a song, album, band, singer/songwriter etc. etc. that have inspired or excited you and you want to share. Or to chew the cud about anything related to women's music that catches your interest. Please join in!

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 01/04/2012 21:40

IC's Tune For Today

The Wraiths are a female/male duo with Mog doing most of the singing and Jon providing harmonies and guitar accompaniment. They set poems to music and they do it extremely well. Their rendition of part of Ford Maddox Ford's Antwerp is especially fine IMO.

This Is Charing Cross by The Wraiths

Powerful and rather lovely.

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 31/03/2012 16:31

IC's Tune For Today

Emmy The Great comes up with the occasional stunner and I reckon this is one of them.

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 30/03/2012 18:47

IC's Tune For The Day

I've been enjoying Ladyhawke's latest single - quite simply, an impossibly catchy ditty and perfect for a sunny Friday evening....

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 29/03/2012 21:55

Agreed Stewie
Love the song, hate the video. Juan Iglesias (or John Churches as he'd be called in the UK...!) filmed it beautifully, but I hate the concept, pah, thoroughly bad taste in the mouth.
Cute bunny, though.

Meantime, here's an antidote:

IC's Tune For Today

The incomparable PJ Harvey.

Turns out to have been a favourite tune of Beavis and Butthead.
So that's nice Hmm

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 29/03/2012 14:36

Ooh, I'm not sure I've even heard Touch Me Fall!

Thanks Sweet!

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SweetTheSting · 29/03/2012 08:03

I think Touch Me Fall is my favourite Indigo Girls song but I love Closer to Fine too!

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 28/03/2012 21:38

IC's Tune For Today:

Rozi Plain is a quirky singer/songwriter who's a member of Kenny "King Creosote"'s Fence Collective and I for one find her thoroughly beguiling. She's another artist that doesn't bother with make-up and fancy styling, but lets the music say it for her. Here's a single from last year:

Extra train spotter points if you can point out Kate "This Is The Kit" Stables and Francois "Atlas Mountains" Mary in the video..... (looks like they all had a lot of fun making it, too!)

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 27/03/2012 21:19

IC's Tune For Today:

You can't get much more iconic when it comes to female rock musicians than Patti Smith.

I've picked the song that first turned me on to her - when I heard it on the soundtrack to the 1980 movie of teenage girl empowerment, Times Square. In all its heart-rending magnificence, here's

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 26/03/2012 20:37

IC's Tune For Today:

Something ethereal and relaxing.

The Magic Place by Julianna Barwick - title track of her new album.

Chill out and enjoy....

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 25/03/2012 20:16

IC's Tune For Today:

An old fave of mine - I love the double strumming on the acoustic guitars and the two-part harmonies. It's one of their oldest numbers and probably still my favourite of anything they've done (and they've done a lot of good stuff).

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 25/03/2012 12:12

Cool Smile

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 24/03/2012 20:59

IC's Tune For Today:

Sharon Van Etten's album Tramp is already being touted as one of the albums of the year by various music critics.

As far as I'm concerned, this is the album's standout track and it is pretty awesome:

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 23/03/2012 19:02

IC's Tune For Today:

If you haven't checked out Laura Veirs yet and you like a bit of alt. folk, then waste no more time! She's released some corking albums in the course of her career, with a voice that has a really compelling quality, despite not being what you might call technically beautiful. Her songwriting is also unusual in that she takes a lot of themes and ideas from science. And finally, she's an artist who doesn't pander to the be-lipsticked, coiffed and styled image that so many others do - she wears very little make-up, makes no apologies for her thick-rimmed glasses and doesn't do anything fancy with her hair. In short, she lets the music speak for itself and it's pretty special.

This is from her Year Of Meteors album

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 22/03/2012 19:04

Anyone feeling angry?

This is the perfect track to get your feelings out.

IC's Tune For Today comes from one of Kristen Hersh's most recent incarnations:

Thrashy guitar, interesting lyrics and some great melodic hooks - delivered with attitude mixed with cool. Can't fault it, personally.

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 22/03/2012 13:52

Arf! Not surprised that one appealed to you, Stewie! Nice find.

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 21/03/2012 21:30

Ooh good to hear a female MC keeping her end up in an incredibly male-dominated part of the music business, thanks Bender.

IC's Tune For Today:

I've been rather enjoying otherwise known as Elisabeth Esselink, an Amsterdam heroine of electronica. Not as ethereal in style as Grimes, but if you like her stuff, this may well be up your strasse too...

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BenderBendingRodriguez · 20/03/2012 21:47

I don't know anything about her really, but I fucking love that video Grin

Can't resist posting a couple of links to this awesome MC:

Ignore the depressing comments below, obv Hmm

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 20/03/2012 21:36

Woah, that's some a capella arrangement Bender..!! I sing in an a capella group myself, so I can imagine how much work went into that. Impressive stuff! I'm intrigued as to why she decided to change her name from Kristin to Kevin, though..!!
Think I'll check out some more of her stuff and maybe nick some of her ideas

Here's IC's Tune For Today:
Who knew a 'cello could be so chock-full of attitude?
This is an ace track by

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BenderBendingRodriguez · 20/03/2012 21:20

Great thread. I plan to go through and listen to everything later this week :) And great to see that you haven't deregged as I had started to fear, SGM. Don't let the non-gender-specific bastards grind you down Wink

I caught most of Sinead O'Connor's interview on 6Music the other day and was really drawn in by her warmth, verve and good humour. Just goes to show how pervasive negative press can be - so strong is the media portrayal of her as a total wacko, I was surprised to hear her sound like a normal, intelligent woman :(

Anyway, here's one of my favourite things:

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 20/03/2012 20:40
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InmaculadaConcepcion · 20/03/2012 20:39

You are a proper solid MN-er and no mistake, SGM Smile

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