The crackling rasp of Nina Simone getting over a lost lover. Honeyed chirrups from Joan Baez, dreaming of a brighter day. Ella telling you Christmas is coming, there are such things as happy endings, and that love can come in many shapes and sizes. Such things help me to get out of bed in the morning and slide towards slumber at night. Here's an online album cover I made for a friend of mine who was clever enough to put together a compilation championing all the ladies with pretty voices out there.
