10. Immigrant song (Led Zeppelin cover) by Karen O, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

The urgency, it’s INTENSE. The combo of the talents involved here is more than enough to do the Led Zeppelin classic justice.

The cover appears on the soundtrack accompanying David Finch’s remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). The original appeared on Led Zeppelin III (1970).

Best of 2011 - Tracks, 76-100. (Sundelles’ Me&You in next batch; this one has Nicholas Jaar instead.)

76. Queens by Yamantaka // Sonic Titan

77. Montana by Youth Lagoon

78. How to feel by Rochelle Jordan

79. Civilian by Wye Oak

80. Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) by Gotye

81. Pyro by T.I.

82. Beards Again by MSTRKRFT

83. Wildfire (feat. Little Dragon) by SBTRKT

84. Go (Feat. Karen O.) by Santigold

85. The Way You Wish You Could Live In The Storm by Moonface

86. Throw Away This by Telepathe

87. The Sun by The Naked and the Famous

88. Mistery Heavenly by Mister Heavenly

89. Unspoken (feat. El Perro Del Mar) by Pacific!

90. Out of Here by Cannon Bros

91. Still New by Smith Westerns

92. If not I’ll just die by Lambchop

93. The truth by Pnau

94. Hanging On by Active Child

95. Another Song by Jeremih

96. Lonely Boy by The Black Keys

97. Do It Again by Holy Ghost!

98. Painted Eyes by Hercules & Love Affair

99.Falling Asleep by Painted Palms

100.Me & You by Sundelles

David Altobelli’s short film “Abandoned,” made for Chipotle’s fundraising collaboration with Farm Aid, shows off the pretty, delicate vocals of Karen O covering Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings’ “Mammas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys” (written by Ed Bruce).

(Source: ckck)

05. Isis - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Karen O; Isis, 2007)

Karen O benefits greatly from her band’s (and solo) amazing catalog. However, it is her versatility that lands her in the top 5. She could do it all, from sweetness to hotness to rock goddess. Her vocal performances are raw AND pretty. The quality of her voice can go to a whisper sometimes, but the honey is sweet even when it isn’t thick. Here’s what I wrote of Karen some years ago, and it bears repeating since I feel the same way about her singular pipe: “It could be the taunts. It could be the constant breathing. It could be the pulsating music. It could be the primal, quivering voice. But I think I just had my la petite mort.”

In the name of versatility: Oh so pretty …

(the cool kids, they belong together)

… somewhere in between …

… oh so deadly…

… and then there’s this.

{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.}

Communion (feat. Karen O) - Maximum Balloon

Best of 2010 .::. 100 tracks | 26-50 (DL)

26. Communion (feat. Karen O) – Maximum Balloon

27. Mowgli’s Road – Marina and The Diamonds

28. Lemonade – CocoRosie

29. Here Sometimes – Blonde Redhead

30. Violet Eyes – My Gold Mask

31. Let Go – jj

32. The Curse – Cults

33. Sunshine (feat. M.I.A.) – Rye Rye

34. It’s Working – MGMT

35. Tokyo Drift – The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!

36. Turn It Off – Phantogram

37. My Shepard – The New Pornographers

38. Revival – Deerhunter

39. Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna

40. One Day – Sharon Van Etten

41. The Mermaid Parade – Phosphorescent

42. Architect Of Love – New Young Pony Club 

43. You Wanted A Hit – LCD Soundsystem

44. Alabaster – Foals 

45. Animal Feelings – Rafter

46. Make Me – Mixylodian

47. Colors – April Smith and the Great Picture Show

48. Rocket – Goldfrapp

49. Leave House – Caribou

50. Sweetest Kill – Broken Social Scene