# Looking for music recs: bass-heavy, female vocals, alt-rock **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742 "2011-09-27T04:19:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/21 "2011-09-28T05:25:18Z")
If \*\* Electric Warrior\*\* or anyone else reading has any spare time left, please give [Meg Lee Chin](http://megleechin.com/node/3963) a try. Even if there was that one Pigface tour, I think she counts as obscure yet awesome. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/22 "2011-09-28T06:21:24Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Bis - [Fight The Power](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1XjSjHMEoY) > Bis - [Detour](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMQyXVYIJPA) > \ > Le Tigre - [Deceptacon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHOZwyNilZs) > Le Tigre - [Well Well Well](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RvrVcXc2S4) Electric Warrior, let me know what you think of these two bands. I can recommend more like them if you’re interested in electronic instruments. There are a fair few electroclash and dance punk bands with female vocalists. > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Indeed, pretty much the whole Riot Grrrrl catalog fits in the OP’s description. I listed The Muffs, but there’s also Babes In Toyland, Bikini Kill, 7 Year Bitch, Lunachicks, Huggy Bear, Sleater-Kinney, The Butchies, and a whole host of other bands from the 90’s and early 2000s that fit the bill. You left out my personal favorite: Jack Off Jill. At the moment I’ll suggest The Kidney Thieves (industrial metal) and The Guano Apes (alternative metal). ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Stranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Time\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Stranger)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/23 "2011-09-28T13:13:27Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Snowpony - [Easy Way Down](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndlAwzUTDZk) > Snowpony - [Chocolate In The Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odS6nSOmyGc) Wow, that band is excellent, I’ve never heard of them before. Thanks for recommending them! RE: the OP, [Warpaint’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wATcZvB6rs&feature=relmfu) recorded material doesn’t sound anything like their live show to me (which just about ground me in the floor with their sound waves, it was so intense), but I think they are excellent. I don’t know if it’s what you’re looking for, but worth checking out. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/24 "2011-09-28T13:18:06Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Sleater-Kinney The OP did specify “bass heavy,” though. 😉 Sleater-Kinney, one of my favorite bands, is an odd three-piece outfit in that they have two guitarists and a drummers–no bass. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/25 "2011-09-28T13:27:20Z")
I think some of [Peaches](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2hvkiuxRAE) most recent stuff might qualify. Or her from her [last album](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWjEavzQtOw). And [here’s something more rocking](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JRwVoKs_nU&ob=av2n) from that same album. Her albums tend to be a mish-mash of musical styles, so it’s kind of hard to pin down. Sometimes, she’s shout-into-the-microphone punk, other times, electroclash, then a bit of glam or straight-up dance music. Quite an interesting artist, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/26 "2011-09-28T13:39:38Z")
[The Dirty Epics](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1ShXrAct6w), maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/27 "2011-09-28T17:27:53Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Electric Warrior, let me know what you think of these two bands. I can recommend more like them if you’re interested in electronic instruments. There are a fair few electroclash and dance punk bands with female vocalists. I’ve listened to those bands before and I like them, but their vocals aren’t really in the style of what I was looking for. Still going through the replies - thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/28 "2011-09-28T17:41:44Z")
Pretty much anything by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Their creepy video for [Y Control](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcjPFAV1foU). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/29 "2011-09-28T18:00:23Z")
Clouds. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/30 "2011-09-28T18:56:11Z")
> [@zoogirl](#): > > What? No mention ot Joan Jett with or without the Runaways or Suzi Quattro? Well, the OP specified _alt rock_. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/31 "2011-10-02T00:38:16Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > The thread title is the most concise description of L7 that you can come up with. Here’s [Pretend We’re Dead](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAdlZ2F-fs8). Really? You’re using that song to represent L7? That’s bubblegum. Check these out. [The Intro Song to Natural Born Killers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkmLpTXbNDQ) [Shove](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eM9LTi2dA8&feature=related) [Fast And Frightening](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBAbH_ZCzN0&feature=related) A little more on the heavy side, I present to you… THE CYCLE SLUTS FROM HELL [I Wish You Were A Beer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeuNckmt7h8) [By The Balls](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsP0HP7de9M&NR=1) [Badass Mama](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fintNVWjF_s&feature=fvwrel) (Okay, I know they’re not what the OP specified, but it’s a loose definition. Besides, these chicks ROCK!!! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742/32 "2011-10-02T01:09:35Z")
XX alternates between male and female vocals. Sometimes they’re bass-heavy, but often a single guitar line carries the whole melody. Give these a try: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gI2eO_mNM88/maxresdefault.jpg "The xx - VCR (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI2eO_mNM88) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PElhV8z7I60/maxresdefault.jpg "The xx - Islands (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PElhV8z7I60) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-recs-bass-heavy-female-vocals-alt-rock/597742.md?page=1)