Is It Love or Desire - Betty Davis

Betty Gray Davis (née Mabry; July 26, 1944 — February 9, 2022), was an American cult funk-rock and soul singer-songwriter, producer, model and fashion icon. She was known for her harsh, erotic and raw funky vocals, controversial sexually-oriented lyrics and performance style, and for being the second wife of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. She's also regarded by many as the "Queen of Funk." Davis was born as Betty Mabry in Durham, North Carolina, USA.

#funk #psychedelic #2009 #soul #rock

Black Earth That Made Me Vinyl - White Ring

White Ring is an American witch house / dark electronic project formed in 2009 in New York by Bryan Kurkimilis and Kendra Malia. Their early work, including the influential 2011 EP Black Earth That Made Me, helped define the witch house sound with distorted beats, spectral atmospheres and haunting vocals. In 2016, vocalist Adina Viarengo joined the project, adding a new dimension to their live shows and recordings. Their long-awaited debut album Gate of Grief was released in 2018, followed by the mixtape *Chaind Vol. 2 (Flooded)* in 2019.

Young Prayer - Panda Bear

Panda Bear is American musician Noah Lennox (born Noah Benjamin Lennox on 17 July 1978), a founding member of experimental pop band Animal Collective and member of Jane. Lennox grew up in the Roland Park section of Baltimore, Maryland. As a child, he played sports, and studied piano and cello. He later sang tenor in his high school chamber choir. After graduation, he attended Boston University but dropped out in 2000 and moved to New York where he dedicated himself to his music.

#2005 #2004 #campfire songs #guitar #psychedelic folk

I Megaphone - Imogen Heap

Imogen Heap (born December 9, 1977, in Havering, Outer London) is a British singer-songwriter / electronica artist. She is known for her work as part of the musical duo Frou Frou from 2002-3, and for her solo albums, which she writes, produces, and mixes. She has released a series of solo albums including Ellipse (in 2009), a North American chart success that earned Heap two Grammy nominations and won her the Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical) award.

#singer-songwriter #90s #indie #female vocalists #lush

Youth Of America - Wipers

Wipers was an American punk rock band which formed in Portland, Oregon, United States in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. Perhaps best known for the iconic early 80s album Is This Real?, Wipers were one of the earliest American purveyors of the genre, and the group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion has been hailed as extremely influential by numerous critics and musicians (including Nirvana, who covered several of their songs)

#post-punk #1981 #punk #post-hardcore #punk rock