Music for feminists

[AmandaPandtheTantrumofDoom]

The recent thread on the Wanted made me realise how, these days, masses of current pop music irritates the hell out of me.

So, what do you lot all listen to that doesn't make you feel stabby and/or depressed? Not specifically looking for feminist music, just not anti-feminist.

I sometimes listen to music in other languages. Since I can understand the lyrics any sexism doesn't annoy me. Or try more instrumental music so no obnoxious lyrics.

Forgot to add, what type of music do you like?
For instrumental-ish stuff I'd recommend rodrigo y Gabrielle and Apocalyptica.

I may be flamed here as her videos don't do feminism any favours but Beyonce writes some great lyrics. I always want to quote her on the relationships board. Also Kelly Clarkson .

I'm watching 'No 1s of the Noughties' on 4Music ATM) and a lot of cheesy pop music (Christina, Sugarbabes, Destiny's Child, Girls Aloud etc) has quite positive messages to women (being stronger, getting by without a man, having your own money) but it is always undercut by videos showing the artist/s grinding their vagina at the camera

What sort of music do I like? Well, in all honesty, I have never truly left my teenage Brit pop origins behind. I will always have a soft spot for anything bouncy!

Other than that, I'm fairly eclectic. Er, today I have been listening to Pink, Andy Burrows, the new Deacon Blue. But will listen to most stuff. Not massively into dance or trance type music, or hip hop.

Good suggestion for other languages!

Tondelayo - I just can't get past those videos. Though I do like a few Beyoncé songs. Kelly Clarkson is good car listening I find

I have been listening to a lot of female artists recently. KT Tunstall is great, Birdy, I like Taylor Swift too but she is very much "Some day my prince will come" with her lyrics although she has some stuff about realisation of a good relationship after abusive ones.

I don't watch music videos as they just depress me.

Pop type stuff I like at the moment is Katy Perry, Bridgit Mendler, and Emily Sande although not that awful duet she has done. I haven't listened massively in detail to any of their lyrics but they don't stand out to me as being annoyingly sexist.

I keep meaning to write a proper blog about sexism in music, I started it but forgot to keep it up

I made this (two years ago according to youtube!) I don't know how many of the video links are now dead because I don't go on youtube very much for music any more but it might have a few ideas :)

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL25A94D6E366D0E71

Ani DiFranco is well known as a feminist singer and I love some of her songs.

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL25A94D6E366D0E71

Alanis Morrisette, Pink, Moah and The Whale, Coldplay, Radiohead, Artic Monkeys?

Oh and Ellie Goulding for current pop artists which I love!

YY Pink as well. She's awesome.

I also prefer rock music as it tends to be about being awesome rather than being about bitchez all the time. I'm enjoying Black Stone Cherry at the moment. Avoid Don Broco though, they are terrible for sexism.

Last time there was a discussion thread about listening to women musicians i bought a couple of albums as a result and really liked them. i now mainly listen to women - Sia, Nicola Roberts, Miss Dynamite, Beyonce, Pink, Emeli Sande, Laura Mvula, Gwen Stefani, Florence and the Machine.

I don't really listen to them but what about Lana Del Reay or Ellie Goulding or Paloma Faith?

Other languages..... I used to really enjoy reggaeton. Until a Spanish friend translated some of the lyrics for me.... Yuck!

Tori Amos.

I don't really listen to much else tbh.

Just popping off to Advanced Search Music in FWR...

found it

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Hip hop. Not the mainstream shite, underground stuff.

real woman.

I gave I whole thread of its own... But I'll park it here too.

musical apartheid aside, patti smith usually makes me feel fine

Sleater-Kinney and Lunachicks are two of my favourite bands ever.

Fallopian Rhapsody by the latter is probably the best Pro Choice song ever:www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=fallopian%20rhapsody&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDAQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNqLpAmBMW8c&ei=kn_PUbfWFaep4AS4-oGgCw&usg=AFQjCNGx96btuSKev33cIqDG4FVtmTvlyQ&sig2=PS2utwoj3up4kzsRk3KQMQ&bvm=bv.48572450,d.bGE

Working link:

I used to love the Lunachicks, they put on amazing live shows. Spitboy the third sex, seven year bitch, the need and Tribe8 rocked as well.