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I Love Sexy Singer-Songwriters

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21 2007 12:00 PM

Submitted by Elsie. Edited By erin_broadley.

TAGS: singer-songwriter, a fine frenzy, kt tunstall, rilo kiley, jenny lewis, musicians

I've always been a sucker for chick musicians. Maybe it's the fact that I am one myself, but lately there seems to be a surge of sexy, guitar-playing, piano-jammin' female songwriters on the music scene.

First, 22-year-old Alison Sudol of A Fine Frenzy. Several months ago, when I first heard this band, I was mesmerized. The music from its debut album, One Cell In The Sea is haunting and hypnotic, with influences including Sigur Ros, Ella Fitzgerald and Radiohead. This sexy lady (see below) taught herself to play piano and her narrative songwriting shows in almost every one of her melodic songs.

Haven't heard the fantastic band yet? Play the video of A Fine Frenzy's "Almost Lover" on VH1's Unplugged.

Other fantastic singer-songwriter chicks include Scottish-singer KT Tunstall, who recently released her sophomore album, Drastic Fantastic. It doesn't disappoint. The album is filled with flawless pop hits, but her edgy sound adds a unique twist. Many of the songs are intimate and personal, most of them ballads, including "Saving My Face" which is about a 50-year-old woman trying to look like a teenager. The title of the album, Tunstall said, was inspired by the movie Sin City. On her myspace, she states how, "Doing this for a living is such a comic-book existence...'Drastic Fantastic' sounded like the name of my comic-book life."

Another newly released album, Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight, may raise some eyebrows of hard-core fans, but personally, I enjoy the "new" sound of Rilo Kiley. Sure, "The Moneymaker," doesn't sound anything like older Rilo Kiley songs, but it grew on me. That, and Jenny Lewis is sexy as hell and I don't think I could dislike anything she does. Just watch the below video to see for yourself:

Whether we believe the album is a disaster or not, I hope we can all admit Jenny Lewis is a beautiful, beautiful woman.

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Niobe

Morocco

April 2003

SEP 21, 2007 12:23 PM

I love A Fine Frenzy. Beautiful stuff!!!

Cassiel

Aurora, CO

September 2004

SEP 21, 2007 12:47 PM

I like Tunstall, and I just got into RK. I like it.

craftygrrl

Lynden, WA

July 2006

SEP 21, 2007 01:25 PM

I would so lez out for Jenny Lewis. Another great female singer/songwriter you should check out is Carina Round. Love her to bits.

RubberSoul

Los Angeles, CA

February 2003

SEP 21, 2007 01:26 PM

That Fine Frenzy girl is a female James Blunt. Don't lump her in with Rilo Kiley. The new Rilo Kiley album is awesome but I wouldn't call it a singer-songwriter record at all. It's a full production pop album.

fake111

Bushkill, PA

October 2002

SEP 21, 2007 01:32 PM

Well, if ya like pop punky guitar playin cute girls you should check out The DOLLYROTS They kick ass and Kelly is awesome...
http://www.myspace.com/thedollyrots

Evilgasm

Netherlands

April 2007

SEP 21, 2007 01:40 PM

Well this is actually my first encounter with both A Fine Frenzy (Brilliant band name! ) an with Rilo Kiley. So far I approve very good songs both.

KT Tunstall though rocks! I loved her debut album and will be getting her new one a.s.a.p. Now I just need to wait for Shirley Manson's solo album