Givers' 6 favorite inspiring songs by female artists

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Tiffany Lamson recommends songs by Doris Day, Bobbie Gentry, and more

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When Louisiana-based band Givers emerged in 2011 with their ebullient debut album In Light, which found inspiration in everything from Cajun music and New Orleans jazz to Afrobeat, they quickly took the music world by storm. Even the notoriously curmudgeonly music legend Neil Young was a fan, saying the band "blew my mind."

And now, after four years and some soul-searching trips to the mountains of North Carolina and Wisconsin, Givers have broken their silence. The band's sophomore album, New Kingdom, adds a sleeker, darker edge to Givers' soulful, rhythm-forward sound. As the band heads out on the road, singer and multi-instrumentalist Tiffany Lamson spoke to The Week via email about discovering records by accident, the songs she warms up with, and the choruses that melt her heart. Below, six songs that "inspired [her] as a lady."

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.