They can sing and make music, they’re really good at it, that’s why I listen to their voices, to their music. I love them as artists, I love them as musicians, I love them because their voices soothe my heart, because their music carresses my soul.
I want to show my love for them, I want to show whom those beautiful women are. Today I’ll tell you about three of them, Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Regina Spektor, and Joan Wasser (Joan as Police Woman).

I first heard one of Chan’s songs on a Belgian radio station in 2003 when her ‘You Are Free’ album was released, I almost instantly fell in love with her voice and music, it’s lightness, it’s darkness, I still love it. The Belgian Radio station was difficult to receive on my radio, which gave an extra charm to hearing Cat Power on the radio, she wasn’t played on Dutch radio. I haven’t seen her play live yet, I do know her history of being somewhat absent during her gigs, but things have changed for the better I have heard. There will come a day that I will enjoy her music and her beautiful voice among the crowd at one of her concerts.

Mid 2005 a friend of mine introduced me to a singer whom made me set my first steps into the alternative folk genre, this was Regina Spektor. The beauty of Regina’s voice had invaded my veins as soon as I played the song which was sent to me over MSN. I bought the yet unofficially released Soviet Kitsch and craved to hear more of her adorable music, and wished to see her play live ever since. Even if I don’t get to see and hear her play live, I will always be willing to give my heart to this beautiful girl.

Regina was soon followed by Joan Wasser, she’s one of the first women after Chan whom soulfully caught my ears and made me swing and swoon. I can’t remember exactly when it was, and how, but it was the song Christobel, of the Joan As Police Woman album Real Life, that hailed Joan into my life. A day before my 24th birthday in 2006 I went to a concert of her, although she was sniffing a lot because of a little cold, the concert was incredible. Joan’s music also pressed my nose even further into the beautiful music of Antony (of Antony and the Johnsons) along with the girls of CocoRosie, I adore Antony, but most importantly I’ll forever adore Joan! This song ‘Eternal Flame’ is one of those reasons for why I adore her.