Neko Case

Got to be honest, I had never heard of her until this thread.

Just watched a couple of her videos on Youtube including a live video and she has one hell of a voice!

Nice music, would I be right to describe it as Country music?

Kind of. Her roots are in country, but she's pretty alternative by traditional "country music" standards. It's kind of mix of country and indie-rock.

She's been around for a while now, she used to be in a really good bad called The New Pornographers.

Where do you get your musical influences from? Self-generated or passed down from parents?

Many of the acts you have brought to the forums are pretty much unknown in the mainstream, so where do you find/listen to them?

It's a great thing as many people will find a new hidden gem, and I for one have lots of time for new music.

Good question, I hadn't really thought about it actually!

I guess I rely on a mix of radio (BBC 6 Music mainly), the NME obviously, films/TV and of course the various MTV channels that actually still show music.

I don't make a point of avoiding mainstream stuff or deliberately looking for lesser-known music, I just tend to hear a track I like and then pick up an album by that artist to see if i like anything further.