St. Vincent
Strange MercyStrange Mercy 2011 via 4ad Records
Sax + Organ = Sexy
Baba Maraire: Shabazz Palaces' Other Half http://www.cityartsonline.com/blog/2011/12/baba-maraire-shabazz-palaces-other-half
She was billed as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues".
Nada Surf was formed in the early nineties by Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca. Concerning the band's name, Matthew said, "it's actually referring to something much more existential, it's just surfing on nothing. Being lost in your head or in your imagination but you know, whenever I listen to music I always find myself off somewhere. Somewhere in space. You know, in mental space and it's a reference to that."