Female Only / Lead Rock Bands

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

I have a few bands with a female lead or completely X chromosomed line up that I like, but have you any to recommend?

Obviously I'm familiar with Hole, The Distillers, The Breeders, Blondie etc, but any bands, or female solo artists even, that are worth a listen that aren't Adele or Gaga?

[bricolage]

Sleater-Kinney

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Lacuna Coil
Haelstorm
In This Moment
Unsun
Nightwish

[Kosakk]

Blood Command
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_RBm-3iC-I
Sahara Hotnights
Bikini Kill

[Lev Bronsteinovich]

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
The Pretenders
x-ray spex
Julianna Hatfield
Patti Smith
Amy Rigby
Throwing Muses
The Slits
The Runaways

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noodles
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Plumtree
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Gallhammer
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Stiffed
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Melt Banana
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Tegan and Sara
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Azure Ray
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Metric
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Asobi Seksu
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Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
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Solo (mostly electro-pop-ish stuff)

Santigold
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MIA
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Yelle
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Grimes
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you better believe i'll be updating this list as I think of more.

[Welshy]

Darkestrah and Archenemy

[Rooster]

What?! No one has mentioned L7 yet?

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[Leo]

Fever Ray, Cranberries, Evanescence, Nightwish, Faun, Within Temptation.

[kitsune]

SpecialThanks
GO!GO!7188
Jinn
UPLIFT SPICE
SHAKALABBITS
GOLLBETTY
midnightPumpkin
Oreskaband
ketchup mania
Do As Infinity
Shonen Knife
JinnyOops!
CHATMONCHY
HALCALI
Freenote
the brilliant green
YUI
Superfly
RONDONRATS
101A
Che-a
Shiina Ringo
Tokyo Jihen
Hysteric Blue
Kojima Mayumi
Cocco
BONNIE PINK
No More Tear
Klear
Fan Xiaoxuan & 100%
Hang on the Box
THE GIRL
Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs
Andou Yuuko
Furukawa Miki
Ishibashi Eiko
Makoto Kawamoto
Kaori Kawamura
me-al art
Saico (Ayako Suzuki)
absentmindedness
Lalala
DNA BAKS
Ego-Wrappin'
Yum!Yum!ORANGE
Kinoco Hotel
KOTOKO
Start of the Day
Tokyo Karankoron
PUFFY
Whiteberry
SKULL CANDY
JUDY AND MARY
THE PINK★PANDA
Nakanomori BAND
Sentimental Bus
Sandy Beach Surf Coaster
Red Bacteria Vaccuum
detroit7
LAZYgunsBRISKY
Skirt no Naka
Lolita No.18
Super Junky Monkey
TsuShiMaMiRe
Titan Go King's
MOON KANA
Miila and the Geeks
Merpeoples
Soutaisei Riron
Lips of Salome
CHARA
YUKI
Macdonald Duck Eclair
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Camvas
Violent is Savanna
laufen
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
JACKAL SUS4
SCANDAL
winnie
Berry Roll
Salyu
Spangle call Lilli line
Muramasa☆
Roller Coaster
W&Whale
Youjeen
Cherry Filter
Da Endorphine
Little Fat Pig (Siu Fei Chu)
ciacia
Sun Yanzi

[Per Levy]

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult


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not really "lead" by oneliar but she is the shouter of the band and one of the 2 band leaders.

Sacralis - was an all female death metal band

[gorillafuck]

siouxsie and the banshees

[Ostrinski]

The Runaways
Heart
Laura Stevenson and the Cans

[brigadista]

shangri las :)

[NewLeft]

his name is alive, lonelady, numbers, young marble giants..

[Ned Kelly]

Elastica

[Sam_b]

Rilo Kiley <3

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[mykittyhasaboner]

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[NoPasaran1936]

If you're into screaming - eyes set to kill.

[Ostrinski]

band is laughably awful^

[Ocean Seal]

Paramore, yes I admit it.

[Prometeo liberado]

Everyone forgot BELLY and GARBAGE? Do the Pretenders count?

[Zealot]

Most of these have men also but all have female leads:

Amaranthe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNyerm6VEJ8)
Arch Enemy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9AcG0glVu4) (She's also an Anarchist, IIRC)
Paramore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvnkAtWcKYg)
Within Temptation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sCkAvh50Vs)
Nightwish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evfZer3-TeA)
Flyleaf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWIADZKU9dw)
Draconian (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxiS7l5M25A)
[/URL][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkPi0xx4jM&ob"]Cradle of Filth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkPi0xx4jM&ob=av2e) (Occasionally)

[NewLeft]

pylon, all girl summer fun band, uzeda, dog faced hermans, cocteau twins, dear nora, darling buds, au pairs, the affair, chin chin, erase errata, an horse, life without buildings, love of diagrams, mecca normal, new bloods, primitives, pj harvey, scissor girls, solex, sugarcubes, spinanes, come, sybris, those dancing days, unrest, wetdog, 360's, helium, red sleeping beauty, larsen, heavenly, the gits, dump, curve, b-52s, aislers set..........

someone already suggested throwing muses, favourite band

[Prometeo liberado]

pylon, all girl summer fun band, uzeda, dog faced hermans, cocteau twins, dear nora, darling buds, au pairs, the affair, chin chin, erase errata, an horse, life without buildings, love of diagrams, mecca normal, new bloods, primitives, pj harvey, scissor girls, solex, sugarcubes, spinanes, come, sybris, those dancing days, unrest, wetdog, 360's, helium, red sleeping beauty, larsen, heavenly, the gits, dump, curve, b-52s, aislers set..........

someone already suggested throwing muses, favourite band

SUGARCUBES!!!!!!!!! Last time I saw them Bjork was to drunk to come out.

[southernmissfan]

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Kinda surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet...

[Искра]

Qeen Sea Big Shark
Hang on the Box
Hedgeog

can I go on jazz also? Sax Ruins rules!

[Anarchrusty]

Personally, I am a huge crust/d-beat/punk lover, so I will give you some awesome shit from there:

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[Anarchrusty]

Ska:

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Psychedelic rock:

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[Искра]

The Pepper Pots are not ska on this video... they are more into soul here... Their music is actually mix between ska/rocksteady and motown. I love that group/band...

[Anarchrusty]

One of the reason I love them, Kontrrazvedka, is the mix you describe. Awesome band.

[The Young Pioneer]

The Freza

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I've done a plug about them on Revleft before, but they're awesome and not as known as they should be. I met them at an acoustic gig in Tampere, Finland in 2010 and they're brilliant. Plus they gave me free merch, that's always good. :lol:


Also gotta love the Cardigans

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[Crux]

melt-banana. Oh and just found Friends (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5VNumNJyqE). Really liking what I've heard so far.

[Rusty Shackleford]

lead singers are female
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[Lanky Wanker]

If you like unheard of bands that are all depressing and whatnot, you might like this:

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Found out about them a few days ago and I love them. I love her voice even though she's not great at holding a perfect note... I was going schizo the other night, I could hear her voice when I was having a shit and the shower was running.