in the mornings I usually listen to NPR while I'm getting ready for work. This morning, as usual, I was in a daze, not really listening, wandering around, looking for my cup of coffee, when I heard this voice singing, belting out a song like Patsy Cline's punk rock little sister - it was amazing... I would have followed it into the ocean, if necessary.
it was a story on Neko Case, whom I'd never heard of, but then, I never hear of anything until it's over.
if you go here and scroll down a bit, you can listen to the story/interview with song clips on NPR.