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Did not know that Adia Victoria had released a new song a few months back until I was looking for the video I posted. I have been really liking it, so making it my third.

Adia Victoria - South Gotta Change

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^^ Sorry to have chipped away Anna Calvi from you... Well, actually I'm not sorry at all: now you will propose something that I don't know (as you did). Smile

My third suggestion is maybe a bit more experimental: I discovered this artist last year thanks to my favourite - and very eclectic - radio station (FIP), and guess what, they played this song this morning:

Rozi Plain - Inner Circle:





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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Snicolette Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 14 2020 at 08:37
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I wonder who's the person who's intelligence told him to vote already. Why am I trying to use kind euphemisms, I don't know Ouch
  I'm sure they meant it playfully, since there's nothing in there yet.  Not sure whether I, or they, or a moderator can take that one out or not when it's time to vote.  
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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I wonder who's the person who's intelligence told him to vote already. Why am I trying to use kind euphemisms, I don't know Ouch
  I'm sure they meant it playfully, since there's nothing in there yet.  Not sure whether I, or they, or a moderator can take that one out or not when it's time to vote.  

Your positivity is lovely, but I don't think it's a playful vote, possibly, spite and mockery. 

As far as i know, votes cannot be removed. Confused

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Snicolette Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 14 2020 at 08:56
I'm sure there's a genre they love that I may not so well, if it was meant to be critical.  Sad, if that is the reasoning behind it..  I'll just make a note that that spot is off by one extra vote, or not use the space at all.  Mods, if there IS a way to delete that vote, please do so, thanks.  

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last song here i could think of, and it's a great one IMO



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Here are my last two entries:

Mindy Smith is fairly unknown, but what a voice.  Her music ranges from bluesy to gospel to thoughtful.  This one might be a bit on the pop side, but I think it is quite a heartbreaking and lovely song.  I posted this version because it is the original version which I think is better.  The newer version is more acoustic, but there is something about the original that conveys the melancholic feel better.

Mindy Smith - "One Moment More"



And finally, the song that has been very controversial, and because of it, it is one of Nina Simone's that never seems to get played.  But, this has to be one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard.  It is definitely more timely now than ever before dealing with 4 African-American stereotypes.  Many thought the song was racist, but Ms. Simone's intent was to bring awareness to the injustice and suffering.  It doesn't get much more powerful than this.

Nina Simone - "Four Women"




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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

I didn't see any rule against artists in the Archives, so I will post this one, as I feel it really deserves to be here.

Dawn McCarthy originally created this project which is basically headed over by her and Nils Frykdahl (who, incidentally, is with the band "Sleepytime Gorilla Museum").   She composes many of the songs, including the one posted here.  If it's not eligible because it is in the Archives, please let me know, but otherwise, it is will be my third entry.  I absolutely love the artistry from this project:

Faun Fables - "Goodbye"

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  Not a problem, Mike.  As long as it's essentially a female singer/songwriter piece and not someone as familiar to all as Joni Mitchell (who is wonderful, but we all kind of know her, I would think).

She's definitely isn't familiar (and I think she should be) and she is the singer/songwriter for this track and many of the project's songs.  

I'm glad you put in the stipulation about familiar artists.  I was debating putting in a Janis Ian song, but I figured she might be too familiar.  I did end up putting in a Nina Simone song, but it's one of her songs that isn't as familiar as it should be, especially now.

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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

  Not a problem, Mike.  As long as it's essentially a female singer/songwriter piece and not someone as familiar to all as Joni Mitchell (who is wonderful, but we all kind of know her, I would think).
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She's definitely isn't familiar (and I think she should be) and she is the singer/songwriter for this track and many of the project's songs.  

I'm glad you put in the stipulation about familiar artists.  I was debating putting in a Janis Ian song, but I figured she might be too familiar.  I did end up putting in a Nina Simone song, but it's one of her songs that isn't as familiar as it should be, especially now.
[/QUOTE]  Not a problem with Nina Simone at all, you don't hear her played on Classic Rock stations.  You might hear Janis Ian once in a while (very nice person as well), but probably only  "At Seventeen."  
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So, yeah, she's a megastar, sells millions and millions of albums, and has won an uncountable number of awards, but I'll put his out anyway as I am guessing that most here don't listen to her. It came out this year on her "folklore" album, which she wrote and recorded at the start of Covid in the States. I just like this song.

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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

@ The Anders:  Those wouldn't play for me, I found these, let me know if they are the wrong versions, or if they're good:

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The first one is good, but the other one is a cover version. Here is a Spotify link to "Min pris": http://open.spotify.com/track/7kQmu82fTG8GAUz95ZLmRh?si=6BArkxHvS5Kc99x4AeqaQQ


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Originally posted by The Anders The Anders wrote:

Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

@ The Anders:  Those wouldn't play for me, I found these, let me know if they are the wrong versions, or if they're good:

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The first one is good, but the other one is a cover version.
  I found a Vimeo link that appears to be Annika and posted that instead.  Hopefully that one will be good.  
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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

I found a Vimeo link that appears to be Annika and posted that instead.  Hopefully that one will be good.  


Yes, that's the right version.
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Had a block of time this am, so listened to all of the Page One entries.  Here are my initial thoughts on the music so far.  Thank you for already joining in with some fierce contenders!

Lewian:  Laura Viers “Secret Someones” Nice steady beginning with guitars and keys and a kind of breezy, relaxed vocal.  Local lady for me (Portland, OR, apparently), but hadn’t heard her music.  Kind of an alt-folk-light-jazz feel to me.  I like how her doubled-up vocals almost sound horn-like, the way it was produced.  Captures the feeling of the anonymity of travel/touring perfectly, all of the possibilities of the open road, the sky, the ocean.

someone_else:  Nico “Mutterlein” Welcome back, if you feel like you’re stumbling, I’ll lend you my arm.  Of course I remember the sultry Nico from Velvet Underground days, but hadn’t heard much of her solo work.  Very dark, heavy sound, the lyrics seem to be a reunion, but I feel it is a sad one, perhaps a deathbed.  The horns are atonal, chorus enters, music feels very tortured.  I feel she made it back just in time to perhaps see her mother yet alive. 

Suitkees: An Pierlé “Helium Sunset”  Love the title.  This has a feeling of the stage to me. Very expressive voice.  Another ominous piece with her voice punctuating and stressing, stretching and relaxing, very dynamic.  I like the way she uses her voice as an instrument here.  On perusing the lyrics, maybe a suicidal trip for two?  Anna Calvi “Jezebel”  Standing up there alone with her electric guitar, nice!  After a great intro, the band kicks in and she just wails.  I like her attitude.  Thanks for sharing it….now for the competitive piece “As A Man” Great attitude again, and a bit of a switch in perspectives.  She’s got a great voice and there’s a great musical hook, too.  This is also one of my faves on first-through listening. 

Icarium:  Suzanne Vega “Solitude Standing”  I remember this one well, she was actually a contemporary of the Chicago scene of that time, as my friend, Jano Brindisi, although they are very different from one another (and of course, Suzanne was extremely successful, deservedly so).  From a lovely period of a some singer/songwriter/alt rock charting. 

The Anders:  Annika Aakjær “Kjøvenhavner-sangen (The Copenhagen song)”  Another very stage-y piece to my ear.  I like the sound of optimism in her voice and delivery.  Doing what the young always must do, do what they must, no matter what the elders say.  “Min pris”  Here is a more confessional feel to the song, a conversation between herself and a disappointment, perhaps just one of those you have in your mind, all by yourself.  Very nice, sparse production, with soft strings and electric piano. 

Mike:  Neko Case “Deep Red Bells”  I love the lyrics here, and she’s got such an expressive voice…A song of loneliness and poverty, and the road (at least to my feeling of it).  Nice production, with some ghostly way-back chorus and deep, deep lead guitar.  Goes from alt/rock to fairly country sound by the end.  Ani DiFranco “So What” I was wondering if someone would bring her along.  She was the absolute darling of the underground singer/songwriter thing back in the late 80’s, very prolific.  Here she is couching herself in a sort of soft /bluesy jazzy piece, but with her pull-no-punches lyrics, not afraid to say what she needs to say.  I haven’t heard anything by her in ages, she has gotten better at not putting too many lyrics in one place (her early style).  I like where she’s gone, if this is indicative.  Faun Fables “Goodbye” Very spare guitar at the beginning with doubled vocals, it builds as the gloom builds in the lyrics, I like the way the harmonica almost sounds like pipes for a minute.  I like the apocalyptic guitar lead and feel like this was sometimes reminiscent of the Jefferson Airplane, for some reason.

Cristi:  Melanie “I Really Loved Harold”  Of course I remember her well, loved “Lay Down,” such a beautiful song.  Hadn’t heard this, though.  Haunting song, produced a bit like an old European folk song, kind of like those cautionary tales for young women.  Emma Ruth Rundle “Darkhorse” More with a rock setting, reminiscent of Tori Amos, to my ear.  I really like this one a lot, it’s got those dark, echo-y guitars I like, along with an expressive voice and great imagery in her lyrics. 

George:  Angelica Garcia “Valentina in the Moonlight”  You may say you don’t have a lot to draw from, but you got some cream of the crop here, with her.  I just love this.  Dark, haunting, spare, a sad story and a lovely voice.  That just soars in the chorus.  Wow.  This one knocks me out.  Adia Victoria “Horrible Weather”  Another moody piece, another gorgeous voice. You bring the goods, George.  A bit more “modern” production, kind of reminds me a bit of Mazzy Star or Portishead.



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Here my entries:

1) Francesca Lago: Bring The Noise




2) Carmen Consoli: Geisha





3) Cristina Donà: Terra Blu




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Here are my thoughts about the first page:

So far, we have got a killer playlist, the best ever.

Nickie:  I'm familiar with some songs by Dar Williams, but I haven't heard the one you posted.  It's right along with what I like to hear, but I was really amazed by the Heather Nova song. Wow what a voice and an excellent delivery.  Definitely a front runner for me.

Lewian:  An excellent song from Laura Veirs with a very memorable chorus, excellent lyrics and engaging track.

Robert (someone else):  Dark and broody track.  I wasn't completely sold on it at first, but when that dissonant music snuck in and took things over, it got really interesting.  I had to listen to it again and it was even better the second time around.

Icarium:  I'm already a Suzanne Vega fan and own this album, so, even though I love the track, I can't vote for it because it is already too familiar for me.

Kees:  "Helium Sunset" is another front runner for me.  I really like this for its unconventionality and will be checking out more of her work.  Anna Calvi was good, but not my favorite of the two.

Anders:  I was really taken by the lyrics of both of the Annika tracks, thanks for posting the English versions because I was surprised at how easy it was to follow along.  I prefer the 2nd one "Min Pris" out of the two.

Cristi:  I hadn't heard that Melanie track before and found it quite engaging and the Darkhorse track was also quite good.  Either one of them works for me.

George:  I really enjoyed the Andia Victoria track.  As Nickie said, it has a nice Mazzy Star vibe to it and that is my favorite out of the two on the first page.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (2) Thanks(2)   Quote suitkees Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 15 2020 at 05:17
...still waiting till someone puts up a song that I don't like... Up till now this is all good music we hear! My feedback on those from the first page:

Snicolette: Very nice selection, and all good vocals! I like the rich arrangements of the song by Eliza Gilkyson, although the composition sounds maybe a bit standard to my ears. I could almost say the same about Dar Williams, but this one conveys a bit more emotion (but that's also the nature of the lyrics, I guess). Cheryl Wheeler made me laugh! Many words indeed, but I like the irony very much as well as the timbre of her voice. A nice guitar/voice song by Jano Brindisi - very much like the black humour here (including the sudden end). Musically, the song is as naked as she is on the guitar (album photo), but she brings it in a very convincing way - will listen to her album. Heather Nova has had some radio play here. Like her singing very much as - again - the rich arrangements of the song as well as the atmosphere. Good luck making a choice between these five - they all have something special.

Lewian: Never heard of Laura Veirs, so this is a good surprise. Nice up-tempo, great voice and a rich interplay and sonic quality of instruments (keys, guitars and voice especially).

someone_else: Very much like this - unsettling - song by Nico. Great dark creepy atmosphere and composition.

Icarium: Can't do anything wrong with Suzanne Vega: great voice, original songwriting, very captivating music - just great!

The Anders: Like the melancholic irony of the first song of Annika Aakjær (thanks for the translated lyrics!) and the acoustic arrangments and she sings as if she's lived it. But I think I prefer Min pris; this one has something very sad over it and she sings it beautifully (I liked the cover version too, BTW.

TCat: Neko Case is another singer that I discoverd thanks to my preferred radio station and one of those that you want to explore more. Great singing, great song (and nice guitars). Ani DiFranco is a nice discovery. Like the instrumentation and the composition and her voice. Makes you want to share a bottle of red wine with a loved one...  Very nice. But I think my preferred one of yours is Faun Fables: very beautiful and characteristic voice, interesting build-up of the song - very orignal writing and playing and good production. Makes me want to explore more of her music.

Cristi: Melanie, what a voice and what an emotion. A very powerful, sad and melancholic song. Great choice! In fierce competition with Emma Ruth Rundle, more rock and a much richer arrangment, conveying a great dark atmosphere. Difficult to choose between these to great but so different songs!

Mathman: Angelica Garcia, this is one of the songs that made me look up and say "wow"! I like the delicate beginning, then the power distress and emotion are taking over. Definitely one of my favourites so far. Adia Victoria's songs is great too (especially South Gotta Change), but a bit more conventional to my ears.

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^ I posted a third song, tell me what you think. Big smile
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Most things I have in mind seem to be on the list of some others as well... I see the amazing Ani DiFranco appears already, but anyway, here's Pixie.

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Barbara Morgenstern was nominated already under "electronic", but recently she uses more acoustic instruments, and I'll sneak her in here. This is, well, Barbara Morgenstern style - not sure whether this can be called "singer/songwriter", but well, she writes and sings. Her voice is not exactly Kate Bush's but otherwise on my personal list she is a GIANT, up there with Kate, David Sylvian, Holger Czukay, Robert Fripp and the like... and actually maybe progressive enough that I should try to get her on PA.
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