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Angel Olsen
Sounds Like: Sometimes even the Alternative Nation gets the blues
For Fans Of: PJ Harvey, the Breeders, Sharon Van Etten
Why You Should Pay Attention: Will Oldham called on Olsen to sing on his 2011 album Wolfroy Goes to Town and her quivering, angelic voice often stole the show. She’s currently Bon Iver’s labelmate on indie powerhouse Jagjaguwar and her upcoming second album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness, fluctuates between sparse songs of introspection and bluesy numbers that still can convey optimism. Case in point: The first song is called “Unfucktheworld.”
She Says: “[My music] changes from quiet melodies to rock and roll – some might venture to say its psych-folk. I hope listeners can pick up on something meaningful and, if not, something fun.”
Hear for Yourself: Twang-punker “Hi-Five”
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Lydia Loveless
Sounds Like: Loretta Lynn and Patti Smith slamming shots at a Midwestern dive bar while cowboys and punks brawl out back.
For Fans Of: Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, country singers not averse to using the word “fuck” when necessary.
Why You Should Pay Attention: Shouted out by no less a rock & roll arbiter than Richard Hell, this brash Columbus, Ohio 23-year-old set tongues wagging at last year’s SXSW, and has just finished her breakout album Somewhere Else, an aching, lusty set of twang and sneer wrapped in electric guitar swagger. Among its knuckle-ball love songs are “Verlaine Shot Rimbaud” (the singer admires how the French symbolist poets expressed affection) and “Head” (a bummed-out meditation on oral sex). There’s also a shimmering cover of “They Don’t Know” by the late, great English singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl.
She Says: “I am a not-at-all-closet huge Ke$ha fan – I actually have her logo on my ankle! My friend and I went to see her last year, and we got matching tattoos. I’m fascinated by the whole pop-star thing, and I think she’s a really good pop songwriter. I do “Blind” as the bare bones song, to give people a different perspective on it.”
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