Suggestives

Did I forget a girl, or do you want to be suggestive?
Then post em here…

12 Comments so far

  1. Sean on March 9th, 2008

    OK, here is a list from a few recent emails.
    Keep em’ coming…

    Midori Hirano
    Tujiko Noriko
    Denise James
    Rosie Thomas
    Polly Paulusma
    Maria McKee
    Julee Cruise
    Beth Rowley
    St. Vincent
    Trish Murphy
    Anjani
    Po Girl
    Ebba Forsberg
    Emilie Simon
    Heather Nova
    Holly Brook
    Holy Cole
    Ilse Delange
    Jennifer OConnor
    Jenny Lewis
    Kate Rusby
    Lauren Posner
    Leona Naess
    Eilen Jewell
    Kate Walsh,
    Joan Osborn (Relish, not the second album - less prolific than ms Bush),
    Katherine Williams (the single Jasmine Hoop particularly good),
    Fiona Apple
    Alison Krauss (just the right side of C & W too avoid arrest by the taste police)
    Leona Naess
    Martha Wainwright
    Jenny Lewis,
    Eileen Rose (not everyone’s cuppa)
    Heather Nova (Oyster, others not so)
    Katy Carr (if you like a bit of folk
    Kate Bush, early
    Joni
    Joplin
    Janis Iain (v underrated)
    Laura Nyro
    Aretha Frankln (yeah, she didn’t write much her self),
    Ella (see Aretha)
    Tori Amos
    Thea Gilmore
    Sarah McLachlan
    Holly Mc Narland
    Dar Williams
    Nerina Pallot
    Rosalie Deighton

  2. Sean on March 12th, 2008

    Martina Topley Bird

  3. Sean on March 12th, 2008

    El Perro Del Mar

  4. Minerva on March 14th, 2008

    How about checking out Halflight. Loads on lastfm

  5. the oracle on April 6th, 2008

    Couple of suggestives (to be going on with) :

    Sol Seppy
    Katie Stelmanis

  6. Sean on April 7th, 2008

    Not heard of Katie, but I know Sol S and her CD is awesome!
    http://notpop.co.uk/sol-soppy/2007/10/22/
    (Slight spelling mistake!)

  7. the oracle on May 7th, 2008

    Good to have you back after a week away, I missed the blog even though I’ve never heard of most of these arteeests.
    Anyway, a suggestive for the applecart is Leila. Considerably NOT!pop she is, good, electronica with a bent for illicit tunes and not so obvious ear for a song. Enjoy

  8. the oracle on May 17th, 2008

    Ladytron new album Volcifero out in a couple of weeks. Not strictly female but who cares.

    New Portishead album - Third - madly depressing, just the way I like it.

    Sainkho Namtchylak - cos i read “The Wire”!!! best album “stepmother city”, tuuvan throat singing like you’ve never heard before.

  9. the oracle on May 17th, 2008

    XIX - a New York band whose vocals come from Mimi Goese who has previously sung on a couple of Moby songs. Mimi was also a founder member of the much missed Hugo Largo group from the late 80’s. Reminiscent of a lighter Nico, dead pan vocals and done accompaniment.

    Bat for lashes not too far away, speak soon.

  10. the oracle on May 17th, 2008

    the above should read “drone accompaniment” !! of course.

  11. Sean on May 31st, 2008

    Holly Crap! I have not been getting the posts from this page… Me Bad! Full respect to Oracle for the heads up on those (some done already).
    I will totally check out XIX. You are awesome as ever with your suggestives.

  12. the oracle on July 22nd, 2008

    This month’s suggestives are, in no particular order

    Josephine Foster, just the right side of experimental but listenable.

    The Knife - brother , sister act with a panchent for wearing crows head death masks whilst performing live- also some of the best videos, check out the web site http://www.theknife.net (video for the track Silent Shout officially the most disturbing)

    Abraham - just one album released in 2000, “Blue for the Most”.

    Client - girls singing in regional accents way before it was deemed “the way to sell to the masses”!!

    A finally , a fella!!!! - Paul Hartnoll’s album “The Ideal Condition” draws on the more melodic elements of his time in Orbital and even manages to rope in Robert Smith on one track.

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