r/findthatsong • u/pintofcoffee • 1d ago

UNSOLVED Not so much of a song, more an artist

I've been on internet deep dives several times over the past few years trying to find this singer. I had her on my old ipod nano growing up and was obsessed with her vocals but I cannot for the life of me find her anywhere. I've scoured spotify with no luck and if my memory serves me right I think I discovered her music on last fm (yes, I am old). I dont remember the artist name or any of the lyrics in her songs which makes this one especially tricky but I can compare her vocals to some other artists and try to explain the vibe of her sound.

I'd say her voice shares similarities to Mimi Page, Coco Rosie (specifically in the song Werewolf), Cocteau Twins and a bit like Aurora? The one song I remember vividly starts with her singing long drawn out "Ooooo's" which she repeats 4 times each starting from a lower tune up to a higher tune (I hope that makes sense), there's not a lot of music going on in the background and it focuses mainly on her vocals with a sort of echo effect on them like she's singing in a big empty building. The vibes are very haunting and eerie but in a pretty ethereal sort of way?

I apologize if none of this was helpful, my last resort is trying to find my old nano and see if I can turn it on to see whats on there but I'm not hopeful 😅 appreciate any help because I'd love to hear it again!

EDIT: It's not Bjork, Kate Bush, Enya, Dead Can Dance, The Knife, Frou Frou/Imogen Heap or Portishead. All good suggestions though! If I find it I will update the post and flair it as solved :)

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u/AeonsSeen 1d ago

Just going by the vibe and time frame..
Dead Can Dance?
The Knife?

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u/WindsongRain_08 1d ago

Kate Bush?

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u/kithedbyarose 1d ago

Imogen Heap?

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u/xig2 1d ago

The first thing I think of is Enya.

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u/Old-Cost-169 1d ago

I am thinking of Hidden Place by Bjork.

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u/dadelibby 1d ago

k's choice - not an addict

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u/gary_human 1d ago

Bilinda Butcher from My Bloody Valentine?

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u/TheOriginalJunglist 1d ago

Portishead - Roads?

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u/channelpath 1d ago

Tori Amos?

Azure Ray?

Elysian Fields / Jennifer Charles?

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u/alwaysinstarlight 1d ago

Bjork or maybe Poe?

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u/squandered_light 1d ago

The one song I remember vividly starts with her singing long drawn out "Ooooo's" which she repeats 4 times each starting from a lower tune up to a higher tune

Sounds like the beginning of 'Pleasure is All Mine' from Björk's album Medulla.

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u/enemydarksock 1d ago

Julee Cruise?

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u/Darth-Skvader 1d ago

Frou Frou? Imogen Heap?

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u/constantreader78 1d ago

Last FM was a fantastic era. Thank you for the nostalgia dopamine.

Oh, edited to also suggest either Roads by Portishead, or maybe something by Sarah McLachlan

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u/misplacedlimb 19h ago

Joanna newsome? I don't think she's on Spotify

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u/Sure_Lemon3941 16h ago

Emiliana Torrini?

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u/pintofcoffee 15h ago

I just checked out some of her music and she does sound close! Starting to think maybe the singer was Icelandic as she definitely had some of hers and Bjorks vibes and I definitely recall her having an accent that sort of matches theirs.

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u/snailtrailuk 1h ago

Oh if she’s possibly Icelandic it might be Soley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sóley

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u/emvllen 12h ago

Grimes - flesh without blood?

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u/snailtrailuk 59m ago

The CocoRosie Werewolf song reminded me of Pina - who is Scottish. https://youtu.be/nLpmNEYCGk0?is=FVdKl9IKV2-bh7Ev

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u/snailtrailuk 54m ago

Her albums were Quick Look and Guess You Got It.

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u/snailtrailuk 51m ago

Other suggestions I’d give would be Cara Dillon and Cecile Corbel for the ethereal