17. Protection (feat. Tracey Thorn) - Massive Attack (Protection, 1995)

Tracey also fronted Everything But The Girl, who was most famous for their sultry, wistful, melancholic dance hit, Missing. That song description also applies to Tracey’s voice, which also has something of a holy-water quality about it. She’s like that flightless bird who clings to a destroyed nest, shaking her feathers at the cruel, cruel world outside, waiting to be held in a warm embrace.

I stand in front of you
I’ll take the force of the blow
Protection

{My 50 ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FEMALE VOCALISTS list continues (tagged Female Vocalists)! The criteria are simple: they are female of the species, I love their voice, and they have attempted to sing in English at one point in their career. The present list is focused mostly on the quality/uniqueness of their tone (voice box), and their ability to emote the hell out of the songs.}