chicks with chops

Warning: Some Explicit Language

I like women songwriters. When they write songs, I often recognize myself in them. There is a sisterhood out there, I don't care what anyone says. Anyway, they have humour, anger, passion - and it's all woman.


Untouchable Face by Ani Difranco... The sweetest "fuck you" in the world. Here is a great live version. I particularly appreciate the fact that she's smiling throughout the song.
It's perfect:


http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/

This one is awesome. She is pissed off. And hurt. And she's singing from her guts.
The one and only Martha Wainwright, singing Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole.


http://www.marthawainwright.com/

The fabulous Kate Reid, once again, with Co-op Girls. This one is not so angry, she sings about trying to pick up women... and what really happens. She makes me laugh, and I recognize my own moments of awkwardness in her song.


http://www.katereid.net

Here's one of my favourite songs by this duo...Living Room from the album If It Was You by Tegan and Sara. It's has a great sound and just the right amount of energy...


http://teganandsara.com/


This following video, is by an indie-folk singer I discovered at Musicfest. She performed with Women in the Round, which included Kate Reid and Joanna Chapman-Smith.
Her name is Sarah MacDougall and this is Crow's Lament.


http://sarahmacdougall.com