Female Singers - Halp?

[beccatoria]

Hey guys
First off I'm really, really sorry I've been so crap about posting here lately and stuff. It's been a bit of a grind-you-down kind of couple of weeks. But I still love you all!

In other news, HALP ME.

For reasons that are far to long and boring to be of interest to many of you, I find that I need some suggestions for female singers, or bands with female lead singers, that I might like. My music taste tends to be somewhere in the vicinity of indie rock with various odd jaunts toward both singer-songwriter and rap artist. I like complicated lyrics. I like when not all the songs are about being in love. Or if they are, the lyrics are complicated and interesting. I like drumming. I like "strong" voices rather than "pretty" voices.

Here are some female artists I already like:

Florence and the Machine
Joan Baez
Tracy Chapman
Pat Benatar (shut up!)
Jefferson Airplane
Regina Spektor
Tori Amos (during her early years)

Any recs welcome!

Thanks guys!

Comments

[pellucid.livejournal.com]

Oooh!!! The majority of what I listen to is female singer/songwriter and/or indie rock artists, so this is fun! My tastes tend to trend a bit toward indie country, as well (though not over-produced Nashville country), and that's not everyone's taste, so ymmv on some of these, in particular. Among people you might try:

Basia Bulat
Martha Wainwright
First Aid Kit
Ruthie Foster
Dar Williams (really kickass lyrics; possibly too much of a "pretty" voice, if you don't like that)
Lucinda Williams (though she may be too country, if you don't like country)
Patty Griffin (with something of the same caveat as Lucinda)
The Wailin Jennies (also a bit country)
Shawn Colvin
The Indigo Girls (too obvious?)