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A few of my favorites across several genres:
The Birthday Massacre, Natalie Walker, Goldfrapp, Metric, Barrie, Cinetrope, Lights, Men I Trust, Eisley, Rachael Yamagata, Switchblade Symphony, Morcheeba, Shiny Toy Guns (M/F leads), Sneaker Pimps, The Marías, The Jezabels, A Fine Frenzy, Emilíana Torrini, Clairo, Xandria
I already have a few of these, I'm looking forward to trying the rest, thanks!
Sneaker Pimps
Oh I have a track of theirs in my "liked" list! I'll have to dive into more of their stuff :)
Oh I adore a female led band or group! Most of this is punk or indie
I've got more but don't want to drone on haha. I am always down for convos about music!
I haven't heard of any of these. Super looking forward to some new music. By all means, list more!
Oh I think you'll particularly enjoy Amyl and The Sniffers. That's where I would start :)
Here are some more from my archives:
How do you feel about metal?
And a few other assorted genres
more metal:
math rock:
Great recommendations. Add in some Butcher Babe, Diamante, Sirenia, Lacuna Coil, Elysion, and Dead Posey, and it looks like my standard playlists :P
Jinjer
Arch Enemy
Crypta
Cage Fight
paramore, olivia rodrigo, and avril lavigne are my faves :)
I fogot about paramore, thanks for reminding me.
If you like Paramore you may want to check out Hayley Williams' solo work as well. I enjoyed her album from last year, "Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party."
Pop punk is such a fun vibe
It may not be your thing, but Agnes Obel is one of my favourites. This is one of her best tracks IMO.
Added to my list. I loved it, thank you.
Some indie rock:
Are you into alt/goth bands? I've found some you likely haven't heard of
Absolutely, I'm into all genres.
Some of these you likely know. Try Poppy, Emily Jeffri, melancholic crossroads, Deliah Bon and Lauren Saunderson and Dana Jean Pheonix. Be aware Deliah Bon most famous song is about rape so it may be triggering.
Here's a mix of some ones I found recently:
More:
This isn't going to be super strongly thematic or focused on a specific genre, but here's what I've been listening to lately.
Bands will be listed, along with the specific album I've been listening to in parenthesis, in case you need a place to start.
On mobile, but here's a few big ones:
Popular (I'd argue mainstream) I've not seen mentioned:
Florence and the Machine (no one mentioned her yet? Similar style to Fiest)
St. Vincent (again, pretty well known. Won a Grammy in 2025)
Brandi Carlisle (more folk/country. I enjoy her collaborations more than her solo stuff)
Semi-popular:
Lucious (female duo vocals)
Suki Waterhouse
+1 for The Beaches
Edit to add:
Jenny Lewis
The Kills
I normally wouldn't post in this comm but I have artists to mention that I don't think I've seen
All over the place but all great, there probably more I'm forgetting about too
Edit: Oh fuck 2 important misses, DakhaBrakha and Coco Rosie
Artists from my "Villain Era" playlist:
Other mentions with a somewhat different vibe:
In no particular order:
The Hush Sound
Ani DiFranco
Ingrid Michaelson
Ida (band)
First Day Back
Stereosity
Lisa Hannigan
Rainer Maria
Wednesday
Not sure your genre, but I've got:
The Warning
Butcher Babies
Concrete Castles (and First to Eleven)
Chvrches
Pvris
Off the top of my head since Im not at home, in no particular order:
Deathbyromy Vukovi Icon for hire Bludnymph TRiDENT Halflives Demondice Alt blk era Sophie powers Lilisthatyou FKA rayne Ennaria Vana Mothica Zand Bodyimage
Im definitely forgetting some that i really like, but i almost exclusively listen to women lead vocals. Feels wrong to say but its what i enjoy.
Similar-ish taste to me! I also enjoy Ashnikko, Delilah Bon (currently playing with Romy!), Snow Wife, Ehle and Aston who all exist on one of my playlists with some artists you listed
Nice i like ashnikko and deliliah bon too. Ill have to check the others out
some electronic:
Lords of Acid (F/M leads)
Bjork is lovely of course
Michelle Adamson
Kate Bush
Laurie Spigel
Valentina Moretti
Janelle Monae
D. Tiffany
Maiia303
Ellen Allien
thought of a few more :)
I know none of the bands you mentionned 😅 but personally I would say : Delain, Battle Beast, In this Moment, Arch-Enemy
(All metal or metal-adjacent)
Aww, definitely going to bookmark this thread.
I've completely fallen for Chelsea Wolfe last year. Also enjoying Portishead, Darkher and Emma Ruth Rundle a lot lately.
Oh yes, I am melancholic occasionally, how did you know?
Edit: Eeeeeek, Kiki Rockwell is soooo cool!
Not quite as folk / acoustic than what you listed, but here are some albums that you could like (I guess 😁) :
A Sound Of Thunder, Platinum Elite, Unleash The Archers, Graveshadow, Solas
Against Me, but honestly, I have only really listened to one of their songs called Crash. It's on my happy playlist because it's goofy af and improves my mood. Maybe all their other songs suck, I dunno, but Crash is fun.
Fever Ray is pretty cool. She makes some pretty dark and weird music with bizarre music videos, dude xD I dig it.
MØ's old stuff is great. I think she became a little too poppy and generic over the years, but her early works are great. Strange, fun and to me some of her songs evoke this weird nostalgia that I can't quite place.
Ray Dee Oh was a Danish duo in the 80s that made a lot of fun and cool music. I listen to them sometimes.
Heart was an old 70s band that made a toooooon of awesome music. Magic Man is probably their most famous song, I think?
Heilung has a really cool female singer. Also a weird band where the band members wear antlers and dress like prehistoric deities.
Under Byen - another weird band. They're Danish and made weird music. I don't know if they're still around today, but look up Samme Stof som Stof and see if the music tickles your fancy.
Mélanie Laurent has some cute songs I listen to sometimes. Kiss and Fin are my favs of hers.
Tash Sultana, I highly recommend if you are into funky music. She became famous for a video she did in her mom's living room, called Jungle. It's really cool.
Zheani also makes some weird music. She's mostly known for being a fan of Die Antwoord and a victim of Ninja's. Some people believe her, some people don't. I always believed her. And well, doesn't hurt that her music is pretty good.
There are plenty more, but these were some of the bands/artists of the female persuasion that I enjoy listening to, and yes, I like weird music and you should be grateful that I didn't start dragging you down the rabbit hole of Bulgarian women's choir teaming up with tradtional Mongolian throat singing band and all that shit. That album is called Fly Fly My Sadness, btw, and it slaps.
Try some Japanese music!
Appalachian Terrir Unit is a crust punk band that fucking rules and has a woman on vocals
(Not all bands are always female vocals) -Indy/punk- Pity sex, Tigers jaw, Lemuria, Hop along, War on women, G.L.O.S.S, The last dinner party, Expert timing,
-Pop- Wild ones, The beaches
-Ska- Dance hall crashers, Save Farris
That’s all i can come up with for now, I’m sure I’m forgetting a bunch. Usually you only need a few bands to find more of a sound you like. (Edit:formatting)
I like AViVA and Ado in general, and have liked some of Sasha Alex Sloan's songs (like Matter To You and Hypochondriac).
Amazing thread! A few I have not yet seen mentioned:
VIAL is good :)
edit: actually i think one of the three members is non binary, but I highly recommend it anyways!!