Kaylee ,'Shindig'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
SB - You can stream the entire The Pierces album from their MySpace.
I adore Pink Martini... in fact I think I'll pull them up on my iPod right now.
For those who like melancholy Neko Case-type ballads, I recommend Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. Haunting and gorgeous. Here are some free mp3s and streaming stuff.
Oh! And for creepy good times, how about Roisin Murphy? I love "Ramalama" and "Night of the Living Flame."
You want creepy good times, how about the Horrorpops?
Also, Sophia, if you like Pink Martini, check out Combustible Edison.
Anyone heard the new Magnetic Fields? I'm particularly fond of the song "Three-Way".
The whole album has lots of distortion/fuzz and reverb - sorta' has the Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy sound to it.
I only heard "Too Drunk To Dream", and grew tired of it pretty fast.
Is the album still available for streaming on the myspace, or I'm confusing them with another band?
It was at one point - don't know if it still is.
sorta' has the Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy sound to it.
That was Merritt's mission statement for the album.
He wanted "Distortion" to sound like "Psychocandy," the abrasive 1985 debut album by the Scottish group the Jesus and Mary Chain. "I feel like 'Psychocandy' is the last significant event in pop music production," Mr. Merritt said. "It’s the last album that sounded shockingly new, to me anyway."[link]
I dig the album quite a bit, myself.
That was Merritt's mission statement for the album.
Oh yeah - I remember reading that....
I can't second Thea Gilmore enough!
Other women singing stuff: the Red Sun Band (male drummer though), Ingrid Michaelson, Laura Marling, Tegan & Sara, the Watson Twins, Ane Brun, Jem, Sally Crewe, Cat Power, Gemma Hayes, Gillian Welch, Jenny Hoyston, Jenny Owen Youngs, Laura Veirs, Rachelle van Zanten and lost more. It's impossible to remmeber and list all the good ones.
Picked up the new Beck yesterday, and quite liked it. It's got a really melancholy tone to it, but the music keeps springing fun surprises - it's a nice study in contrast.