Rocking Females

[lilsolsman]

So here's the deal. At my school they have this open stage night thing where everybody that feels like it can show their creative side. It's just something for fun. This girl came up to me the other day asking me if she could do a song with our band. Now the problem is, i don't know a lot of bands with female vocals. Can you people please help me out here? :).

I'm looking for bands that have female lead vocals. (I'm talking about bands like Metric) Please post some band names and a song that you would suggest listening too.

Thanks in advance.

[The Flabbit Rides High]

So here's the deal. At my school they have this open stage night thing where everybody that feels like it can show their creative side. It's just something for fun. This girl came up to me the other day asking me if she could do a song with our band. Now the problem is, i don't know a lot of bands with female vocals. Can you people please help me out here? :).

I'm looking for bands that have female lead vocals. (I'm talking about bands like Metric) Please post some band names and a song that you would suggest listening too.

Thanks in advance.

3 words. Auf. Der. Maur.

Yes, the solo act of Melissa Auf Der Maur is not only good, but also outstanding considering that she played with Hole, another band with female vocals done by Corteney Love.

Cranberries have female vocals. K's Choice, some Anathema tracks also contain female vocals. The Breeders have that girl from the Pixies....theres loads.

So, if I can help you out in anyway with these bands let me know.

[Iai]

Scrawl.

[Tomahawk]

Wait, do you want rocking, or do you want bands like Metric?

If you want rocking, you can't go wrong with PJ Harvey. Well... you can, but pick a good song.

[Krash100]

Alanis Morisette has some good stuff you could do

[Thisisme?]

michelle branch

[morrissey]

On the whole I don't like girl performers. There are the odd expections (like Metric and Stars, both of whom I know you're familiar with) but mostly I avoid girls in music, unless it's pop. I don't even like most of the SY songs where Kim Gordon sings. :\

[The Flabbit Rides High]

On the whole I don't like girl performers. There are the odd expections (like Metric and Stars, both of whom I know you're familiar with) but mostly I avoid girls in music, unless it's pop. I don't even like most of the SY songs where Kim Gordon sings. :\

You should try some Melissa Auf Der Maur.

I really believe that album rocks. :amaze:

[JonM]

Ani
****ing
DiFranco.

Sols, I can't believe you haven't delved into Ani yet. If you need help, let me know. I've got nearly everything.

[Tomahawk]

I love female singers. But I also hate it when Kim Gordon sings.


Honestly, I could give you a heap of recommendations, but I'm not sure what type of music you're looking for, exactly.

[lil_drummer_girl]

yeah Melissa Auf der Maur is awesome. So is Paz Lenchantin (former APC, Zwan, Papa M, etc).

[lil_drummer_girl]

Ani
****ing
DiFranco.

Sols, I can't believe you haven't delved into Ani yet. If you need help, let me know. I've got nearly everything.

Oh, how could I forget about her! Ani Difranco is, in my opinion, one of the best female musicians out there.

[morrissey]

Does Auf Der Maur fall in the same vein as the Pumpkins music? I wouldn't be opposed to giving her a try.

And I forgot to mention Blondie, I love Blondie. Try "Heart of Glass".

[antiant]

1. Jack Off Jill
2. Arch Enemy
3. My Ruin
4. Otep
5. Hole
6. The Distillers
7. Crisis
8. Kittie
9. PJ Harvey
10. Scarling
11. Walls Of Jericho
12. The Gathering
13. No Doubt/Gwen Stefani
14. Lacuna Coil
15. L7
16. Kidneythieves
17. The Devotchkas
18. Cree Summer
19. Angela McCluskey
20. Alanis Morisette
21. Michelle Branch
22. Ani Difranco (i forgot about her too)
23. Dido
24. Janis Joplin
25. The Divinyls
26. Joan Jett/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
27. Garbage/Shirley Manson
28. Tina Turner
29. Joni Mitchell

[Tomahawk]

Pretty sure he's not looking for the Arch Enemy/Otep type of music.

But whatever, here's my list of my favourite female singstresses then.

Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins, and "Teardrop" by Massive Attack)
Joni Mitchell
Cat Power
Bjork
Ani DiFranco
Kate Bush
Patty Griffin
Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
Marcy Mays (Scrawl)
Kylie Minogue
Dusty Springfield
Patti Smith

[antiant]

Pretty sure he's not looking for the Arch Enemy/Otep type of music.

yeah i just figured i'd add them anyways *shrugs*

[JonM]

I second Björk and Cat Power, and don't forget Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley. I've got more, too, but those three and Ani rock the most.

[Kyle]

Cranberries have female vocals.
Yeah! do 'Linger'.

If not you could do something like 'gigantic' by the pixies...

[Ma Cherie]

Kidney thieves
Kitty
evanesence
TaTu
Blumchen
BeForYou
dj sammy
do as infinity

[lilsolsman]

Thanks for the recommendations, i'll go check some of it out. People do need to understand that a random girl in my clas isn't going to be interested in something like Kitty. Also, we don't have a pianist in our band, :(, so that rules out some of the people as well. It has to be a little more poppy and acceptable. Thanks for the recommendations though. :)

As for Ani DiFranco, recommend me some songs, i've never heard anything of hers that i really liked. Although i must admit, i've not listened to a lot of her stuff.

[Sam]

My Bloody Valentine?

[antiant]

Ani DiFranco songs:

1. Falling is like this
2. Dog Coffee
3. Out of Habit
4. Outta Me Onto You
5. Not A Pretty Girl

[Interstate]

Michelle Branch
Imogen Heap/Frou Frou

[I'll Take The Veil]

Depending on what kind of band is backing her...maybe you could try some of broken social scenes's stuff off the new album, maybe swimmers?

[lil_drummer_girl]

.
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins, and "Teardrop" by Massive Attack)


Her voice is beautiful.

[something vague]

Bilinda Butcher.

Better respect, foo.

[Zmev]

X


.


. (jeoiehofhebo)

[el doctor]

Tiger Trap - "Puzzle Pieces"

Such angelic vocals.

[The Flabbit Rides High]

Does Auf Der Maur fall in the same vein as the Pumpkins music? I wouldn't be opposed to giving her a try.



Its like the Pumpkins, but got some pop-influences. Definatley surprised on how good it was when I got it. Let me know if I can give it to you.

[Chilifanthatsme]

Also, we don't have a pianist in our band, :(, so that rules out some of the people as well.

Not neccesarily, for Evanesence for example you don't need a keyboard. You could transpose the most of it to another guitar or just do the main notes from it, don't rule that out.

[Happymeal]

Denali (Maura Davis <3) - "Gunner", "Hold Your Breath"

Elysian Fields (Jennifer Charles, who is also in Lovage) - "Live for the Touch", "Narcosmicoma", "Sex, I'm A"(Lovage)

Sleater-Kinney (all 3 of them sing) - "Ironclad", "The Fox"

[bleep_bloop]

cat power
stars
camera obscura

[Iai]

The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends

/dares someone to name a better song for lilsols' purpose

[jaredong]

Sonic Youth ? (well a bunch of the songs)

[biografiend]

Denali (Maura Davis <3) - "Gunner", "Hold Your Breath"


yes.

[sr800bkAGAIN!]

most My Bloody Valentine
some Sonic Youth
some Pixies
Breeders
most Slowdive

but in a band with a female singer myself, before we had our own material we covered Just Like Heaven by the Cure. it sounded awesome. i'd say many songs originally sung by guys sound cool when changed to female vocals. as long as it has a strong melody, so she isn't just wailing in monotone.

[OrbDragon]

PJ Harveys early stuff is pretty rockin'. "Rid Of Me" is produced by Steve Albini.

Ani is one of my favorites, but her way of songwriting is an acquired taste. Personally I think she's amazing. Her songs reflect her personality, and not many songwriters today have that ability.

[rubbishwithnames]

Another vote for Ani DiFranco here.

Or possibly check out Dot Allison if you're going for a chilled vibe.

[Sound Boy]

that chick that sings for Simple Plan isnt that bad...

Denali
Esthero
Rilo Kiley
the chick from Postal Service
Azure Ray
Tegan and Sara

and the one and only Tori Amos....i just got her covers of "smells like teen spirit" and "losing my religion"

and this chick:
http://www.myspace.com/4thtilmorning

[lil_drummer_girl]

You may want to check out Sneakerpimps as well, they have a female singer with a beautiful voice, and the music is awesome.

[Sound Boy]

oh man i totally forgot about Sneaker Pimps...haha remember Lucious Jackson??

[italic zero]

Besides ones that have been said... Lisa Gerrard?

/shifty eyes

[Bukowski]

Patti Smith

That's it.

[Whale and Wasp]

me


i suck at singing but i play guitar :lol:

[YDload]

Iron Maiden. I think "2 Minutes to Midnight" would sound cool with female vocals, and plus they have "Maiden" right in their name there! Think about it!

[Tomahawk]

Iron Maiden. I think "2 Minutes to Midnight" would sound cool with female vocals, and plus they have "Maiden" right in their name there! Think about it!
http://www.theironmaidens.com/

They don't have 2 Minutes to Midnight on their site though. :-(

[Anxious]

cat power

I love her.

[cap]

Cat Power?

[OrbDragon]

Joni Mitchell is one of the best folk singers ever

[robot]

cat power
patti smith
pj harvey

[Radiobass81]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

:-/

[rubyseyes]

On the whole I don't like girl performers. There are the odd expections (like Metric and Stars, both of whom I know you're familiar with) but mostly I avoid girls in music, unless it's pop. I don't even like most of the SY songs where Kim Gordon sings. :\

yeh. theyre ok as band members but im not really into girl singers.

[Dissectional88]

Patti
****ing
Smith

[Tapeworm]

It's gotta be the one and only Susie Patten!

[Little Man being Erased]

It's gotta be the one and only Susie Patten!
Ooohhhhh yeah!

[EightMilesHigh]

Check out The Pretenders. They were an American new wave band with a female vocalist, Chrissie Hynde. Good stuff.

Also, my avatar is a great female singer :cool:

And I forgot to mention Blondie, I love Blondie. Try "Heart of Glass".

I figured you'd like Blondie.

[lilsolsman]

So, a little update, i checked a lot of the bands in this thread and had fun doing so. The girl we're talking about disliked everything and is probably going with Michelle Branch or something. I'd probably just have to play acoustic or something. It's gonna be ghey.

[JonM]

What a shitty way for this to turn out!

[lilsolsman]

What a shitty way for this to turn out!

A lot of people in the world aren't cool like us Alt/Indie'ers. :(

[-Katie-]

There's this band called My Precious from...errr...Malaysia I think? Not exactly sure. But they have duelling female vocalists. Pretty awesome stuff.

[drumbum562]

Veda
Hands down..

[IHeartDisco]

Rocking females in order of YOUMUSTLISTENTOHER/THEM

1. PJ Harvey
2. Auf der Maur

[Scott Herren]

Feist
Rilo Kiley
Metric
Cat Power
Sleater-Kinney
The Cardigans
The New Pornographers (Neko Case)
Citizens Here and Abroad
Frou Frou
Jem
The Kills
Portishead
PJ Harvey
Slowdive
The Softies
Tegan and Sara
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[Scott Herren]

If you can play Good Woman by Cat Power it will own the show. Or better yet, play Mushaboom by Feist.

[Sound Boy]

i always liked that one girl from Veruca Salt

[rubyseyes]

i reckon some silverchair songs are pretty gewd for girls to sing

[Muse Of Sin]

Tori Amos all the way! She just ****ing rock my socks.

[Arnold_Layne]

kim gordan.

[Spouge]

Texas

[Glue_it_back]

auf der maur
yeah yeah yeahs
metric
pj harvey
texas

Pixies - Bam Thwok

[Xioudos]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

:-/

hahaha yesss that was the main band i was waiting to read so YES THEM they are good and also

The Organ..

oh yeah remember he said bands leik Metric.. INDIE not Arch Enemy and punk Distillers.. Good bands tho but not them, theyre not indie

[TheWoodenSlug]

Just in case she hasn't been mentioned yet (I only read the last page.)

Ani DiFranco. The name popped straight into my head when I read the thread title.

[Phototropic]

Auf Der Maur is so boring, her writing so amateurish, sure shes a good singer / musician but writing an album almost alone...big mistake

Listen to Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane

Not rocking, but still awesome :)

[Kyle]

Auf Der Maur is so boring, her writing so amateurish, sure shes a good singer / musician but writing an album almost alone...big mistakeYeah, I wasn't impressed with that at all. I know Billy Corgan's helping her out with the second album so hopefully it will be a lot better.

[Jonney Blazes V1]

Joni Mitchell
Janis Joplin
Bonie raitt
Bonnie Tyler
Pat benatar
amy lee/evernessance
katie melua

[Kyle]

Joni Mitchell
Janis Joplin
Bonie raitt
Bonnie Tyler
Pat benatar
amy lee/evernessance
katie meluayeah! go Katie Melua...go find my thread and post in it!

[Your Tourniquet]

Daisy Chainsaw
Queen Adreena (same frontwoman as above)
Girlschool
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Newborn Theory (had to plug my own band! :thumb: )
Kittie
Bitch Alert
Dresden Dolls
Skunk Anansie (a lot like my band. Their frontwoman, Skin, has an amazing voice)
Tsunami Bomb (shame they've split now...)

[mentalstephanie]

I personally adore female vocals. A band that hasn't been named is Le Tigre.

[Glue_it_back]

whats that band that were on that film, 10 things i hate about you? the ones who covered cheap trick's I Want You to Want Me

[OrbDragon]

Bilinda Butcher of My Bloody Valentine and Emma Pollock of The Delgados are also honorable ones.

[OrbDragon]

And Annie too :p

[W.M.A]

fleetwood mac ne1...

[ATC]

Daughter Darling
Dresden Dolls
Indigo Girls
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ely Guerra
The Gathering
Collide
Cocteau Twins

Just to name a few not mentioned on page 1.

Ooh, Veda Hille. Pure awesome live.

[moderaterock222]

without a doubt

mew-ageless beauty

brilliant pop song