Female Singers

Natalie Walker - Alternative/Pop/Rock Singer

Originating from Indiana, lives in Pennsylvania; United States

Compares to: Jenny Lewis/Rilo Kiley, Allison Krauss, Fiona Apple, Kate Havnevik

I've had a recent writer's block, and it's been difficulty to get myself out of the laziness of not to write or update here. That was when I saw that for the first time we were featured on elbo.ws, and that absolutely made my evenining enough to give me inspiration to write and feature some amazing artists. Recently, I've come across a great number of female singers that have yet to gain much fame - which I hope will change as these are the artists that need all the support and attention they can; seeing as most of them are on independent record labels.

My first artist I'm featuring this evening is the lovely and most certainly talented yet outspoken Natalie Walker. Originally from Indiana, my home state coincidentally - which intrigued me, and now living in Pennsylvania; she is a contemporary alternative/pop/rock artist that compares herself with the likes [rightly said] of the great Fiona Apple, and Alison Krauss, as well as many outstanding female or female-vocalist led groups/singers.

As I couldn't even find her stuff on imeem, I'm just going to give you one of her tracks I recently got off of Itunes to sample and check out. Like all the others, it will only be avalible for a certain time only and then be rid of. If you like her, go out and check her out on her myspace:
www.myspace.com/nataliewalkermusic

I would highly recomend the song 'No One Else.'

Via Imeem:

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Kate Havnevik - Norway

Latest release: 2006's LP Melankton

Compared to: Imogen Heap, Ingrid Michaelson, Tina Dico, Frou Frou, Rachael Yamagata

Genres: Electronica/Techno, Jazz-Folk, Alternative, Pop-rock, Classical,

Next is another relatively more famous, at least in the United Kingdom and surrounding areas, is the gifted Norwegian singer. She's following in the footsteps of many women of the same nature and genre - that is being a mixture of jazzy pop and electronics - as Imogen Heap and many others have been doing over the past year or so. Some draw comparisons with her and Imogen Heap in particular, but I find that she has much more of a breathtaking and spell-binding voice that truly gets you intrigued - and not just through the background music. The music's quite theatrical at times, particularly in the Grey's Anatomy featured single 'New Day' in which a lengthy, but pleasant introduction starts out the piece.

Another suprising tidbit about the talented songstress is that she's independently funded, in other words, she'd self funded through her own record label.

All the more reason for me to egg you on in going out and seeking her music on I-tunes, or whatever local music retailer is in the area for you. For me, I get most of my music through Best Buy or through the internet. Mp3's are becoming the next big thing as many people are starting to feel as I do, and would rather purchase their music online and get it immediately rather than using a tank full of gas to go out and get the cd in its entirety.

Anyways, here's her myspace url: www.myspace.com/katehavnevik

Here's the breathtaking [and rather lengthy, if truth be known,] but fantastic nonetheless single 'New Day,' by her. Via imeem.

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If you like the above artists, try out similar ones:

Emilie Simon - www.myspace.com/emiliesimonmusic

Imogen Heap - http://www.myspace.com/imogenheap

Tina Dico - http://www.myspace.com/tinadico

Uh Huh Her

Uh Huh Her - www.myspace.com/uhhuhhermusic

Latest release - Common Reaction LP, 2008

Genres: indie, electro, pop, techno

Sounds like: Sally Shapiro, Imogen Heap, Ladytron, Ladyhawke, M83

I just recently found these ladies out, browsing through the top electro bands on myspace, purevolume, and whatnot; and I was pleasantly suprised. I also noticed that their single 'Not a Love Song,' was just released on I-tunes yesterday. I gave them a listen, and they weren't pretty bad - then I had my friend Bee give them a listen, and that secured my opinion even further that this were an up & coming artist. They recently glammed the front cover of Curve magazine, and have been making waves all across the United States, both in the clubs through electronic playing speakers and through the indie airwaves.

Give them a listen!

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& a few bonus tracks. Remember, these will be up for a week or less and go out and support the artists if you really enjoy their tracks. These are for reviewing and publishing use only. If you would like any of these songs removed for legal or copyright reasons, please email or comment here and I will do so immediately.

Being Here - the Stills

White Lines & Red Lights - Between the Trees

Lifesize - A Fine Frenzy

Ccut Up - Duchess Says

Speeding Cars - Imogen Heap

Your Blood is Mine - Scarlet Symphony (via Absolutepunk.net)

Say So (Remix) - Uh Huh Her

That's Not my Name ( Tom Neville Remix) - The Ting Tings (via Winniecooper.net)

Just Like Heaven - The Watson Twins (The Cure Cover)

California - Mates of State (Phantom Planet cover)

Francis International Airport

Francis International Airport - Wien, Austria

myspace.com/francisinternationalairport

alternative, indie, pop-rock.

for fans of: the shins, the french kicks [with heavy austrian accents in this case], [early] the cure, death cab for cutie [resemblances in the catchy hooks and instrumental genius]

It seems like there are a lot of bands that are giving out free Eps and demos these days, but hell, I'm not complaining and I doubt you as the recievers should be either. This is a band that I could not pass up the opportunity to feature from the moment that I first listened to them, and downloaded their free and [lega] tracks off their site. Right now, they're giving away a couple of their songs on their site, so make sure to check out the offer while it lasts. They're giving away their two hit songs 'Neon Sign,' 'Words on Logs,' for free on their site - Here! And don't forget to review, or at least leave a comment on what you think of them. :]

Polaris at Noon!

Polaris at Noon[Jason Suwito] - Irvine, USA

Styles/Genres: Piano Ballads, Electronic, Experimental, Alternative, Pop

For Fans of : Jack's Mannequin, Mates of State, Broken Social Scene, The Winter Club

[Quoting from his Purevolume] "Polaris At Noon was conceived in January 2008 after Jason Suwito realized that his back catalogue of songs was piling up. Being a writer who’s music ranges from rock, to pop, to piano ballads, and electronic, releasing music in a serialized manner (one week at a time) was perfect for a collection of songs that don’t necessarily fit into one cohesive album. The dynamics of fan-to-artist relationships are changing with the plethora of social networking sites popping up on the net. With no record label, no distribution, and literally no startup fan-base, what better way to start up a project than with something new and heavily reliant on the Internet. "

His EP for a while was actually featured on Absolutepunk.net for free, so I feel that it's almost obligatory to give you guys the same opportunity after listening to him, if you like it you can download his 3 MP3's that I'll have down at the bottom of the page up for a certain amount of time [a week, or possibly just a few days]. I thought this was definitely one of the more stunning releases of 2008, and I think you will too, so check it out.

http://www.purevolume.com/polarisatnoon

These three songs that I'm giving away where once part of a promotion of Absolutepunk.net, and this is to be used as the same. This is to promote Jason's music and to grab attention and fans, and if you like it, go out and buy or download his stuff. These will be taken off after due time, in a few days after people have gotten the chance to listen and review.

Mp3's from the EP 'The Pilot':

Track 1: 'Wasteland' - http://www.box.net/shared/wxepfmm80c

Track 2: 'Sinner's Ball' - http://www.box.net/shared/ax2id6nk8c

Track 3: 'Viewer From Afar' - http://www.box.net/shared/v4j6h6cws0

Or you can also stream the songs on Imeem, to first give it a listen, here.