Music: Favorite Voice in Music (Contemporary Artists Only)?

[Trap Jesus]

This can be any genre (even hip-hop). Doesn't have to be the best technical voice/vocals, but just a voice that stands out to you as your favorite.

I'm confining this to artists currently making music as I feel like it's so easy to just immediately go to the classics.

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[Aladyyn]

2 vocalists that make me listen to and enjoy anything they're on, regardless of the genre or quality of the music.

Julie Christmas
Made out of Babies
Battle of Mice
Cult of Luna
solo
Anneke Van Giersbergen
The Gathering
solo
Devin Townsend Project

 

[Mimsy]

Molly Rankin of Alvvays (obsessing over her album at the moment)
Next of Kin
Archie, Marry Me


Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian
Dress Up in You

 

[Mikeaveli]

I can't choose one but here are my favourites:

Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Anderson .Paak
Dopehead
Michael Gira
MF DOOM
Damon Albarn

 

[MarAlain MongYeo]

Gary Thorne

 

[kihei]

If Beth Gibbons is too on-the-cusp, then Pete Doherty (Babyshambles, The Libertines).

 

[Aladyyn]

If Beth Gibbons is too on-the-cusp, then Pete Doherty (Babyshambles, The Libertines).

Wiki says she announced plans to do a solo album in 2013. So I guess she counts.

 

[vdB]

John Daley

 

[Seb]

Katie Moore all the way. I'm not a fan of her solo stuff much but her voice is INCREDIBLE and her collabs with Socalled are great.

Katie Moore - Rush Enough
Socalled - You are never alone!
Socalled - UNLVD

 

[Eisen]

Kirk Windstein of Crowbar

 

[Acadmus]

Define "contemporary" People still making music, or people whose debuts were in the last few years?

Grant-Lee Phillips (started as guitarist with Shiva Burlesque in the late 80s, formed Grant Lee Buffalo in the early 90s as vocalist/guitarist/songwriter, then went solo around 2000 and released his 8th album this year).

Tom Chaplin (Keane's lead singer from 1997 on, just released his first solo album a couple months ago)

Fran Healy (lead singer of Travis, 1991 - present with one solo effort as well)

Damian Kulash (lead singer of OK Go, 1998 - present)

This will discount others who have been around a very long time (Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode lead singer since 1980 which is releasing a new album in 2017) or have been on a long hiatus (Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones, also releasing a new album in 2017, their first new LP since 2001's London).

That's as contemporary as I'll get for now. Haven't heard much I've liked in recent years, and even what little I've liked I haven't found particularly memorable.

 

[zac]

Brit Daniel - Spoon
Kelcey Ayer and Taylor Rice - Local Natives
Natalie Bergman - Wild Belle
Marcus King (amazing live)
Kevin Parker - Tame Impala (like Dave Gahan I just think the way he sings fits the music)

Off the top of my head. I am sure I am missing several.

 

[Ozz]

Ozzy for me.