I have discovered Jennifer O’Connor over the past week so I thought I would select her as my ASMW track this week. It is pretty rare that I find a female artist that I really like. Enough so that I can listen to her over and over. To be honest there are no female Elliot Smiths, Will Johnsons or Connor Obersts out there that I have found. But I have to say that Jennifer O’Cnnor can be classified in that elite group of singer songwriters. Jennifer O’Connor is another in a long line of good artist on Matador Records. She just released her latest album titled Here with Me on Aug. 19th.
Most of the songs from her new album are about 50 cents right now on Amies Street. Her work is well worth the price even at the full price of 99 cents a track. I find myself going back and listening to her latest album to get my hands around the lyrics.
You can check out her page on Amie Street at http://amiestreet.com/artist/jennifer-o-connor/. Her website is http://www.jenniferoconnor.net/.
But this leads me to a good questions. Where are all the Elliot Smiths of the female gender? The female versions of Will Johnson battling their own demons willing to put it all down on paper? The female Conor Obersts questioning their very existence? Do they exist? If so share them with me!
