Haunting Female Vocalists

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:21 pm

Kewp's Waking Hour made me find some Vienna Teng's work. She has some great songs, and I was hoping someone's could suggest other female vocalists with the same eerily beautiful style. If you haven't heard of her, watch Waking Hour, free pimpage for Kewp because I want more songs like gravity.

pink_hedgehog · Post by **pink_hedgehog** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:22 pm

though you wouldnt know it from the uplifting songs they play on the radio from evanescence.. "haunted" from them has kinda creepy haunting vocals, though not many people would give them a chance after the radio singles... their other stuff isnt too bad

And Jakalope (not jackalope you'll never find it) Trent Reznor (from NIN) produced her album.. its kinda techo-y metal-y, hard to decribe, you'd have to have a listen and categorize it for yourself

Kusoyaro · Post by **Kusoyaro** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:17 pm

The lead singer of Poe...in fact, they have a song called "Haunted" as well

Her voice is reminiscent of Jem (also haunting) and Dido (who I guess could be haunting if she wanted to be).

Jebadia · Post by **Jebadia** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:50 pm

Kusoyaro wrote:The lead singer of Poe...in fact, they have a song called "Haunted" as well

Actually I think the lead singer IS Poe. Anywho I actually plan on doing a vid to "Haunted" if I stop being lazy about it.

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:33 am

Poe is Poe yes. Her brother wrote House of Leaves, and is the one talking in "Hey Pretty." In fact, the words are passages from his book.

And I wanted more obscure women. Basically people I have never heard of.

Catatonik · Post by **Catatonik** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:58 am

Anathema has some beautiful female vocals (Anna Livingstone)

Try Peccatum for creepy and haunting (Ihriel)

Ayreon makes use of some beautiful female vocals through out the albums.
(Lana Lane, Heather Findlay, Marcela Bovio)

Star One (Floor Jansen)

Therion (Marika Schonberg, Erika Andersson)

Loreena McKennitt (sure more well known, but still awesome)

unicorndestroyerconqueso · Post by **unicorndestroyerconqueso** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:15 pm

Beth Gibbons from Portishead. Beautiful.

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:55 pm

Any song by Zero 7 that has Tina Dico doing the vocals. Pretty much the only one off the top of my head is "Home" but I think she sings another on When It Falls...just not sure where I put the CD right off hand....

YouTube · Post by **Ileia** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:31 am

Kionon wrote:Poe is Poe yes. Her brother wrote House of Leaves, and is the one talking in "Hey Pretty." In fact, the words are passages from his book.

And I wanted more obscure women. Basically people I have never heard of.

Never heard of? Emiliana Torrini.
She sang "Gollum's Song" for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
She's a little reminiscent of Bjork, I think.
I recently acquired her album, "Fisherman's Woman" and I'm still kinda fishin' around for an anime for one of those songs (Pun intended).
I'm thinkin' "Sunny Road" but I haven't decided. Alot of the songs have the same type of feel to them.
Still a little "haunting" in her voice, though, I think.

Bardiel13 · Post by **Bardiel13** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:37 am

Otep... Maybe not considered "haunting", but the lead vocalist (female) could very well be Corey Taylor's long lost sister or something.