screw it caroline, just for you, an all post-punk/riot grrl/hardcore/punk/electro lilith: sprints, mannequin pussy, hotwax, gut health, gustaf, wednesday, goat girl, honeyglaze, shaggo, shelf lives, dry cleaning, it thing, body type, die spitz, cherry glazerr, yumi & the weather, underscores, gretel
Do you have a playlist??? (I mean I know you have a ton, but not sure I’ve seen one fitting this bill?) This weekend I was at a brewery that had a kick ass all female playlist going on of nothing I’ve ever heard, and the ONLY song Shazam could name was Sometimes by Mannequin Pussy, who I’d never heard of, so I’m imagining the rest of the stuff that was too obscure for Shazam (or maybe the music wasn’t quite loud enough?) was in the same “group” or adjacent. I was totally beside myself that Shazam wasn’t working because it was song after song of fantastic female bands! I drilled the bartenders and they said they just put on Spotify at open and let it go.
IMHO, it needs to be a whole weekend festival. We need a legacy lilith night with lots of those mainstage folks you mentioned, and then a newbie night with the others
i haven’t figured out which stage each act would be on, but here’s my dream Lilith Fair lineup for R&B, dream pop, and art rock fans: Greentea Peng, SPELLLING, Saya Gray, Orion Sun, SASAMI, Luna Li, Raveena, Amber Mark, Hope Tala, St. Vincent, keiyaA, Jamila Woods, Ravyn Lenae, Anna Wise, Cleo Sol, UCHE YARA.
ETA: Deep Throat Choir, Say She She, and Deradoorian
as soon as i opened my Apple Music app after reading this, most of the artists were right there in front of me (i had recently listened to Luna Li’s reimagined version of her album from last year). it’s almost like i’ve been wanting to answer this prompt for years and the moment finally arrived lol
yay, happy listening! i really enjoyed this prompt because it reminded me to revisit my “femme ephemeral” playlist, which is full of songs that feel like transcendence.
I'd add Saya Grey, Wet Leg, Elsa Y Elmar and Cleo Sol for headliners, and second stage I'd pop Ken Pomeroy, Glitterfox, Fieldress, Samia, Sault, Molly Sarle, Valerie June, Liz Cooper, Jenny O... and on and on and on -- oh man, can we pleeeeease make this happen???
ooh I love samia, good call! Will look forward to checking out some others. I'm going to update the playlist I made with commenter suggestions as well.
oh god, i just looked at all my vinyl... Annie Williams, Alela Diane, Anna Hillburg, Angelica Rockne, Samantha Crane, hurray for the riff raff, aviva le fey...
i might fly to australia for this. you'll need to make it at least a two week festival for it to be worth the flight time though, but this is a tremendous start!
I am "I saw the first Lilith Fair" years old 😉😅. I remember Tracy Chapman, Fiona Apple, Juliana Hatfield, many more. I would love to see some more acts of the 90s and 00's as well on the line up- Mary Lou Lord, Kathryn Williams, Joan Armatrading Aimee Mann, Gillian Welch. More modern acts I would love to see incl. Reina Del Cid, Hailey Blais, Sigrid, Ken Pomeroy.
I would love to see aimee man and joan armatrading! Like... maybe its a lilith fair weekend festival like a coachella or something and the first day is dedicated to all legacy performers and the second day is all new acts.
I’m going to be blunt: you can’t have a 2025 Lilith Fair without an Angie McMahon set. She’s basically carrying the torch for raw, gut-punch songwriting in Australia.
Add Courtney Barnett for the deadpan wit and guitar sprawl - she’s our generation’s answer to the slacker-poet archetype, except she’s sharper and funnier.
Then Julia Jacklin rounds it out with the kind of devastating honesty that makes a field of strangers go quiet.
That’s three Australians who’d slot straight into the lineage of Chapman, DiFranco, and McLachlan. Honestly, leave them out and the lineup feels like cosplay.
Not exactly "NB" category, but... would I ever love to see these two in such a setting: (a) S.G. Goodman (recommended song: "Heaven Song", or really any song off the new 'Planting By The Signs' album); and (b) Emmylou Harris -- I recently heard Emmylou's cover of Rainer Ptacek's "The Good Book" on 'The Inner Flame' LP and I was absolutely blown away
Ok me again! Would also add Feyleux and Diavol Strain to third stage. Feyleux are a duo from NC and have a gothy/ dark alternate/post punk/dark wave sort of vibe and Diavol Strain are a feminist darkwave duo from Chile- I think Gabbie may have recommended them at some point and that’s how I discovered them. I saw both bands together a few months ago at one of my local venues and they were both amazing. Feyleux just finished making new music and are heading back out on the road and I’m excited to hear their new music.
10/10 on all of the picks I recognize, so I’m adding all of the unfamiliar names to my queue for today, thank you! As for my nomination, Tess Parks came to mind first in terms of someone who would feel at home with the original vibe of Lilith Fair. Here’s her California’s Dreaming from her latest album https://youtu.be/ldUue343AB4
I would nominate Rosa Anschütz. She is from Germany and signed onto Cold Cave’s label, Heartworm Press, last year. Her album, Sabbatical, comes out late September. I’m loving the first two singles “Chase Pioneers” and “Like Oxblood” that she has released this year. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful.
screw it caroline, just for you, an all post-punk/riot grrl/hardcore/punk/electro lilith: sprints, mannequin pussy, hotwax, gut health, gustaf, wednesday, goat girl, honeyglaze, shaggo, shelf lives, dry cleaning, it thing, body type, die spitz, cherry glazerr, yumi & the weather, underscores, gretel
I love this alternative timeline.
Do you have a playlist??? (I mean I know you have a ton, but not sure I’ve seen one fitting this bill?) This weekend I was at a brewery that had a kick ass all female playlist going on of nothing I’ve ever heard, and the ONLY song Shazam could name was Sometimes by Mannequin Pussy, who I’d never heard of, so I’m imagining the rest of the stuff that was too obscure for Shazam (or maybe the music wasn’t quite loud enough?) was in the same “group” or adjacent. I was totally beside myself that Shazam wasn’t working because it was song after song of fantastic female bands! I drilled the bartenders and they said they just put on Spotify at open and let it go.
closest thing right now is my "won't someone think of the men" playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ixc2he7ad6gjNq41ulluy?si=5191176f304b4894
reminder you can find all my playlists here:
https://www.newbandsforoldheads.com/i/163550347/you-like-playlists
And totally diving in to the Won’t Someone Think of the Men playlist immediately!!
Thank you for the link! I was going to go searching! I know I’ve browsed quite a few times, but will have to save some!
I made a playlist of my 'Lilith Loyalist' recs and I think Gabbie can make one too with her riotgrrl alt version when she gets back
(my version is here by the way: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FDzbhiuT3Y5b3QIVpaCE1?si=0933cc55e2db4e5a
Looks like I’ve got some homework to do! 🖤
wow, there'd be nothing left in the tank to get home with
I just put all of these on a playlist if anyone is interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FDzbhiuT3Y5b3QIVpaCE1?si=0933cc55e2db4e5a
and I'm updating it with commenter suggestions so keep em' coming!
wait wait wait we need Penfriend on here
omg yes! i’m adding her to the playlist post haste
Ok, I'm gonna try adding only ones that haven't been called out yet.
Main stage - Fiona Apple, Bjork, Joni, Jenny Lewis, Neko Case, Florence & The Machine.
2nd stage - Alvvays, Beach Bunny, Blondeshell, Chelsea Wolfe, The Beths, CMAT, JOSEPH, Madi Diaz, Nilufer Yanya, Rina Sawayama, That Dog, Weyes Blood, Yola, Wolf Alice, Ratboys.
3rd stage - Queen of Jeans, Soot Sprite, Zsela, Why Bonnie, Squirrel Flower, Snarls, Roseblood, Press Club, Oceanator, Merce Lemon, Deep Sea Diver, Laura Stevenson.
IMHO, it needs to be a whole weekend festival. We need a legacy lilith night with lots of those mainstage folks you mentioned, and then a newbie night with the others
if i could only get 1 day i would without hesitation buy for day 2
ive seen Sarah and many of those legacy folks before so I think I'd have to agree honestly. Though it would be tough
Wow, what a blast from the past! I was lucky enough to see Lilith Fair in ‘97 with McLachlan, Merchant, Badu. It was phenomenal!!
Not sure who would go on what stage, but I’d certainly add these ladies:
Julia Jacklin
S.G. Goodman
Anna B Savage
Bess Atwell
Meg Baird
Cassandra Jenkins
A.A. Williams
Marissa Nadler
Mega Bog
H.C. McEntire
Joan As Police Woman
Emily Barker
Jessica Pratt
Rhiannon Giddens
Hurray For The Riff Raff
Rosali
Indigo Sparke
Joy Oladokun
Amythyst Kiah
Becca Mancari
wow this is great thank you for the recommendations!
i haven’t figured out which stage each act would be on, but here’s my dream Lilith Fair lineup for R&B, dream pop, and art rock fans: Greentea Peng, SPELLLING, Saya Gray, Orion Sun, SASAMI, Luna Li, Raveena, Amber Mark, Hope Tala, St. Vincent, keiyaA, Jamila Woods, Ravyn Lenae, Anna Wise, Cleo Sol, UCHE YARA.
ETA: Deep Throat Choir, Say She She, and Deradoorian
this is perfection
as soon as i opened my Apple Music app after reading this, most of the artists were right there in front of me (i had recently listened to Luna Li’s reimagined version of her album from last year). it’s almost like i’ve been wanting to answer this prompt for years and the moment finally arrived lol
i am so excited to dive into these acts
yay, happy listening! i really enjoyed this prompt because it reminded me to revisit my “femme ephemeral” playlist, which is full of songs that feel like transcendence.
that is such a great descriptor and I know exactly what you mean
I'd add Saya Grey, Wet Leg, Elsa Y Elmar and Cleo Sol for headliners, and second stage I'd pop Ken Pomeroy, Glitterfox, Fieldress, Samia, Sault, Molly Sarle, Valerie June, Liz Cooper, Jenny O... and on and on and on -- oh man, can we pleeeeease make this happen???
ooh I love samia, good call! Will look forward to checking out some others. I'm going to update the playlist I made with commenter suggestions as well.
oh god, i just looked at all my vinyl... Annie Williams, Alela Diane, Anna Hillburg, Angelica Rockne, Samantha Crane, hurray for the riff raff, aviva le fey...
I propose an Australian Lilith Fair. I’m calling it “Lillo Fair???”
Mallrat
Alex the Astronaut
Tash Sultana
Thelma Plum
Julia Jacklin
Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers
Charlie Needs Braces
Body Type
Alice Ivy
Hatchie
Amyl & The Sniffers
Can we get natalie imbruglia on the legacy stage? Ooh and Kylie! and Kimbra!
Also…i will never get over how amazing a band name Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers is
Oh hell yeah.
Kimbra’s a Kiwi though. If we’re extending this to those across the Ditch, I’m adding The Beths too
i might fly to australia for this. you'll need to make it at least a two week festival for it to be worth the flight time though, but this is a tremendous start!
this is a great lineup but must they abbreviate everything thus
Wet Leg, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Aldous Harding, Mitski?
Mitski and Wet Leg would probably belong on the main stage but I forgot about soccer mommy good call!
I am "I saw the first Lilith Fair" years old 😉😅. I remember Tracy Chapman, Fiona Apple, Juliana Hatfield, many more. I would love to see some more acts of the 90s and 00's as well on the line up- Mary Lou Lord, Kathryn Williams, Joan Armatrading Aimee Mann, Gillian Welch. More modern acts I would love to see incl. Reina Del Cid, Hailey Blais, Sigrid, Ken Pomeroy.
I would love to see aimee man and joan armatrading! Like... maybe its a lilith fair weekend festival like a coachella or something and the first day is dedicated to all legacy performers and the second day is all new acts.
we all are, steffany 😅
I’m going to be blunt: you can’t have a 2025 Lilith Fair without an Angie McMahon set. She’s basically carrying the torch for raw, gut-punch songwriting in Australia.
Add Courtney Barnett for the deadpan wit and guitar sprawl - she’s our generation’s answer to the slacker-poet archetype, except she’s sharper and funnier.
Then Julia Jacklin rounds it out with the kind of devastating honesty that makes a field of strangers go quiet.
That’s three Australians who’d slot straight into the lineage of Chapman, DiFranco, and McLachlan. Honestly, leave them out and the lineup feels like cosplay.
100% I also added Georgia Maq to recommendations who is key for songwriting and power ballads
Emmy Lou Harris rocked original LF!
Saw her show in Chicago with Verlon Thompson and Shawn Camp when they paid tribute to the late Guy Clark. Awesome show.
Not exactly "NB" category, but... would I ever love to see these two in such a setting: (a) S.G. Goodman (recommended song: "Heaven Song", or really any song off the new 'Planting By The Signs' album); and (b) Emmylou Harris -- I recently heard Emmylou's cover of Rainer Ptacek's "The Good Book" on 'The Inner Flame' LP and I was absolutely blown away
Ok me again! Would also add Feyleux and Diavol Strain to third stage. Feyleux are a duo from NC and have a gothy/ dark alternate/post punk/dark wave sort of vibe and Diavol Strain are a feminist darkwave duo from Chile- I think Gabbie may have recommended them at some point and that’s how I discovered them. I saw both bands together a few months ago at one of my local venues and they were both amazing. Feyleux just finished making new music and are heading back out on the road and I’m excited to hear their new music.
Diavol Strain have a song called "Lilith" :)
I totally forgot about that! Thanks for the reminder 🖤
10/10 on all of the picks I recognize, so I’m adding all of the unfamiliar names to my queue for today, thank you! As for my nomination, Tess Parks came to mind first in terms of someone who would feel at home with the original vibe of Lilith Fair. Here’s her California’s Dreaming from her latest album https://youtu.be/ldUue343AB4
this is cool and trippy I dig it!
I would nominate Rosa Anschütz. She is from Germany and signed onto Cold Cave’s label, Heartworm Press, last year. Her album, Sabbatical, comes out late September. I’m loving the first two singles “Chase Pioneers” and “Like Oxblood” that she has released this year. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful.
Oooh Thanks! ::Adds to "listen" list::