8 From ’08 ∞ Unheard Ladies

Here are eight tracks from women that you may not have heard this year (unless you read the same blogs as The Duke). (Complete with genre.)

Meaghan Smith ∞ A Little Love (jazz-folk)

Room Eleven ∞ Lalala love (international lounge)

Anna Ash and the Family Tree ∞ ann marie (or a whispered love overheard at the foot of a mountain, seaside, in a torn restaurant booth) (Po’ Girl-esque)

Charlene Kaye ∞ Magnolia Wine (violin-heavy pop)

Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet ∞ Banjo Pickin' Girl (banjo-heavy pop)

Anais Mitchell / Rachel Ries ∞ O My Star (perfect female harmonies)

Madita ∞ Because (“Feist”y fem fatale)

Holly Conlon ∞You Are Goodbye (heavenly backup vocals)