chan marshall of cat power.
she has an amazing voice and does the best covers.

'...the fragile-voiced singer-songwriter, 31, is a Southern gothic punk-folkie whose stream-of-consciousness compositions contain haunting whispers of every imaginable trauma, from scary monsters and romantic misfires to child abuse and even war. After dropping out of high school, Marshall moved to New York in 1996 and established herself in the local indie-rock scene.'