Oh, I have a couple of Anouk songs in my collection. I like her voice!
Right now I really like
Devotchka. They have this cool blend of Latin, gypsy and rock influences, and the lead singer's unusual voice has grown on me. They're sort of like a cross between Calexico and Gogol Bordello. I also love
Jonathan Coulton, who has a nice voice and writes geeky/funny/sad songs; the
Decemberists, especially their early seafaring/storytelling music; and
The Mountain Goats, whose lyrics are complicated and affecting.
Then there are the classical composers, whose music is kind of hard to compare with my favorite rock musicians' somehow. xD My favorite composer is Bach, but I also love early Romantic music: late Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and so on.
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