the ones i love as artists who have consistently held a relatively high standard:
roisin murphy
fiona apple
erykah badu
kate bush
grace jones
goldfrapp
being very prolific has hurt quite a few. the legends and upstarts i love that haven't enough meat or have extra fat in their cat:
tori/pj/bjork
mariah/whitney/janet/toni
kylie/madonna
donna/diana/barbra
michael jackson/prince/george michael/sade/lenny kravitz
abba
portishead/beth
ebtg/tracey
annie lennox/eurythmics
sufjan/father john/fleet foxes
maxwell/jill scott
chromatics/glass candy
pet shop boys
ladytron/cut copy/royksopp
antony and the johnsons
radiohead/thom
the national
lykke li/robyn/carly rae/girls aloud/jessie ware
blood orange/frank ocean
tame impala
aimee/cat power