Goatmoose

I don’t know about you people, but I discovered a whole fancy collection of lovely female music artists during the fine year of 2008. From the quirky to the uber radio popular, many dandy ladies managed to snuggle my eardrums and cause me to coo like a dove on a Tuesday. Sure some of them existed as artists a year or two or ten prior to 2008 – but the general public didn’t know it. If a tree falls…

Here’s a list and a brief reason why I think each one is the cat’s flannels:

Leona Lewis – She is one of the very, very few people on Top 40 stations that don’t make me want to insert a rusty set of hedgeclippers into my anus. Ridiculously good voice. One of the strongest singers I’ve heard in many merry moons. And being English never hurts…

Kate Nash – This silly human being writes songs that sound swell, are original as all sin and make me giggle all at once. And being English never hurts…

Mirah – Her tunes come in a variety of styles and incorporate instruments like bagpipes and accordions. If you can use an accordion and sound awesome, you my friend, are awesome by default. Naturally she’s unusual and quirky, so that gets my vote immediately.

Paramore – Actually, just Hayley Williams. Who the hell cares about the rest of the band? While just the entire band is average and replaceable, the little Tennessee girl with a crazy colored head that provides the vocals is pure superduper. And come on, she’s one of Miley Cyrus’s best friends. Or maybe that doesn’t help her case…

Kimya Dawson – Part Moldy Peach, part anti-folk kook, her songs are plain strange. Her knuckles read LAFF LOUD, and her child is named Panda. Seems like satisfactory definitions of character. Honestly, she has a childrens’ album with the song “Pee Pee in the Potty.” Nuff said.

Adele – I didn’t even know anyone else knew she existed til the Grammys. Turns out everyone does. Well, that’s just fine. Everyone should. Her song “Hometown Glory” makes me pee myself a little, and the fact she wrote it at age 16 makes it perfectly fine to admit that. And being English never hurts…

Lady GaGa – This one I do hate to admit… but DAMN this stuff is catchy. And beneath her you-have-no-idea-what-I-really-look-like appearance, weird glasses, wacky hair and enormous rock candy microphone, she really can sing. Pokerface is an appropriate title, because it describes my face when I attempt to not show how much I enjoy the song.

MIA – I knew about her back with “Bucky Done Gun,” but primarily liked it because it was annoying. Now I actually like what she’s doing. Though you knew that from the earlier Slumdog post, in which she played a part.

The Veronicas – Neither are named Veronica. They are from the continent that pretends to be England. And by God, they are so untouched.

Kate Voegele – She might have been 2007, but who’s counting? “Kindly Unspoken” is a fantastic track, and I like to pretend I can play it on the guitar. She’s got a great sound, and nobody can deny the power of a girl behind a piano.

Are there more than this? Absolutely positively. However, I’m writing from memory, and me doing such a thing is never reliable. So that’s all you get.