Aaron talks about some interesting news going on in the music industry.
by Aaron Fields | KSTW.com
Entertainment Weekly
has put together a list of nine "New Wave" Female Singer-Songwriters. Check out who they feel are "Artist You Should Know".
1. INGRID MICHAELSON
Where You've Heard Her: The Staten Islander's songs first gained attention on no fewer than four episodes of Grey's Anatomy. More recently, her single ''The Way I Am'' popped up in an Old Navy TV ad. MySpace
2. JAYMAY
Where You've Heard Her: After trolling NYC's anti-folk scene, Jamie Seerman, 27, made some noise the new-fashioned way: on iTunes' Indie Spotlight in May '06. KCRW's Nic Harcourt came calling two months later, airing her song ''Sea Green, See Blue'' on the esteemed Santa Monica station's Today's Top Tune podcast. Seerman, who recently opened for Bright Eyes, will put out her first full-length, Autumn Fallin', on March 11. MySpace
3. LAURA MARLING
Where You've Heard Her: Unless you're British and subjected to the white-noise whoosh of the Blighty hype machine it's doubtful Marling is on your radar. That should change when Alas, I Cannot Swim, her first CD, hits the U.S. this spring. MySpace
4. YAEL NAIM
Where You've Heard Her: Raised in Israel, Naim, 30, struck gold this year when Apple chose her track ''New Soul'' for its MacBook Air laptop commercial. Her ditty almost as fun and weightless as the chic piece of hardware it's selling has racked up more than 700,000 MySpace plays to date. MySpace
5. MISSY HIGGINS
Where You've Heard Her: Where haven't you heard her? Higgins' music has been used on Grey's, One Tree Hill, Days of Our Lives, and Lipstick Jungle. MySpace
6. MARIE DIGBY
Where You've Heard Her: A live clip showing the 24-year-old L.A. native playing a laid-back cover of Rihanna's ''Umbrella'' became a YouTube smash last May, garnering more than 5 million views. From there, Digby's tunes could be heard all over the prime-time spectrum, with spots on The Hills and Smallville. MySpace
7. KATE VOEGELE
Where You've Heard Her: A year ago, Voegele, now 21, signed to MySpace Records, but she really broke out after guest-starring on One Tree Hill this season, playing the shy singer Mia who just happens to croon Voegele's compositions, such as ''Only Fooling Myself.'' MySpace
8. DAWN LANDES
Where You've Heard Her: You've likely encountered this 27-year-old's work...as a recording engineer. Landes' day job has paired her with musicians as diverse as Ryan Adams and Philip Glass. MySpace
9. KATE WALSH
Where You've Heard Her: No, she's not the actress formerly of Grey's Anatomy. But the Englishwoman's yearning ballad ''Your Song,'' off her second album, Tim's House, was featured on Grey's. The disc, now available, even beat out offerings from Arcade Fire and Amy Winehouse to top the U.K. iTunes album chart last year. MySpace
[Source: EW.com]