Posted because I’m listening to Camera Obscura for the first time in ages, and Tracyanne Campbell’s got a proper lovely voice, not sure if it’s my favourite ever ever ever but it’s up there
Probably not my favourite, but I really like Lee Ranaldo’s voice
Mark Lanegan.
Chris Cornell
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ones i love, for different reasons:
nina simone
smokey robinson
josephine foster
kurt wagner
britt daniel
d’angelo
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she’s got a lovely voice
Yeah Nina Simone’d be right up there, could happily listen to her reading the phonebook
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also not conventionally good but chet baker
and sibylle baier
basically i like atonal singers that convey sadness
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For various reasons
Thom Yorke
Bjork
Trent Reznor
Lou Rhodes (from Lamb)
Raekwon
Another vote for Tracyanne Cool Water
And I love the way that Alan and Mimi’s voices work together. Here’s a good example:
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Naomi Yang from Galaxie 500. Dean Wareham too actually.
Nancy Whang is a favourite as well. Really like her on the Shit Robot/The Juan MacLean stuff.
Who else? Genuinely love Malkmus’ voice on ‘Brighten The Corners’. Dylan’s voice around the Rolling Thunder period is a personal favourite as well.
Elizabeth Fraser is up there. Totally unique.
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Joanna Newsom post-polyp and (it’s) live.
Sam Cooke is the answer
Levi Stubbs an honourable mention
This to Sam Cooke, what a voice, love him!
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Seems completely effortless and suits any mood
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These are the first that come to mind:
Jason Molina
John Martyn
Tom Waits
The guy from Quasi
Vashti Bunyan
Mark kozelek
Real answer though is Freddie Mercury of course
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