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By now, we assume you’ve had enough time to glance over the second installment of our ongoing series The Hottest Women In Rock. And when we say glance over, naturally, we’re being kind. We’re operating under the belief that you’ve taken a moment to look it over admiringly; then, when time permitted—say, when the girlfriend slipped out to run an errand—you came back for another look-see. And we’re not even going to get into the “better make sure the area surrounding the cubicle is all clear” lunchtime viewing sessions, let alone the “I know I’m supposed to be buying baby wipes and econo-sized quantities of toilet paper over on the Costco site, but let’s see if I don’t have a minute or two to take a gander at the smokin’est rock chicks on the goddamn planet!” shameful experiences that are best left between you and the Almighty.
No, we at Sex & Rock ’n’ Roll are being kind, because we understand what a hot lady working a bass guitar can do to a man. We’re being kind, because we, too, have been there, buddy, and we want you to understand that it’s going to be alright. Mortal women will once again be appealing. It’s just going to take some time.
Until that time comes, we’re here to drop another dose of piping-hot rock chicks on your overworked imaginations. In no particular order, the following are just a few of the women who are currently consuming our thoughts and libidos.
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Neko Case
Make-you-stupid-on-contact hot redhead/alt-country fave Neko Case amounts to nothing less than overload to the fragile mind of the male music geek. Not only is she flat-out gorgeous, but she’s also as talented as any singer-songwriter we’ve got. Jesus. A veteran of the Northwest punk scene, Case left home at 15, played drums(!) with indie outfit Maow, and worked the circuit with roots-rockers The Weasels before forming her own band, The Boyfriends. Since ’97, her smoky, melancholy vocals have graced three studio albums, most recently 2002’s critics’ year-end pick Blacklisted. And when she’s not getting glowing reviews for her torch ’n’ twang output, she turns up in power-pop supergroup The New Pornographers (purchase 2003’s Electric Version, we implore you). Honestly, we could go on and on about Case’s thousand points of unbearable hotness, but we simply don’t have the space. You’ve been given a taste—the rest is up to you.
Karen O
As her photo suggests, Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O is an acquired taste. Sure, from a strictly aesthetic point of view, she might benefit from a makeover. But then there’s that intangible something, such as when the leggy brunette—all sassy pout and sassier bangs—takes to the stage like she owns the place. OK, maybe she doesn’t; but by show’s end, she sure as hell owns you. Or when she coos like Chrissie Hynde all over her NYC art-punk trio’s 2003 long-player, Fever To Tell (listen to her heart break on “Maps” —you’ll never be the same again). For our money, the 26-year-old Oberlin College grad is the most mesmerizing person in rock, male or female, a fact made all the more apparent when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs laid it down at this year’s MTV Movie Awards. Look, we’re not saying Karen O is a Britney Spears in the hotness department, but a couple years from now, when Britney’s wolfing down Funyuns at an apocalyptic rate, and the ever-artful Lady O’s converting the masses at an arena near you, you’ll know what we mean by hot.
Caithlin De Marrais
And now, back to devastating redheads. (What can we say? We’ve got a weakness.) Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Caithlin De Marrais is clearly the best thing about indie emo trio Rainer Maria. Named after German poet Rainer Maria Rilke, the outfit has, since its 1995 inception, catered to the college coffeehouse type. But whereas Caithlin and co-conspirator Kyle Fischer once did the dueling-vocals thing, bringing poetically drenched catharsis to the bohemian masses, the slender bassist (whose lips are not entirely unlike glistening pillows) has since become the main attraction, her so-sweet-they’ll-make-you-wanna-cry vocals turning albums like 2001’s A Better Version Of Me, 2003’s Long Knives Drawn, and 2004’s live collection Anyone In Love With You (Already Knows) into positively dreamy affairs. Hey, sometimes we take our hotness with a cup of attitude; other times we just want to be held. And when cuddling time rolls around, there’s no one we’d rather nuzzle up to than Caithlin De Marrais. Yum.
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And there you have it, droolers, dreamers, and less-alarming fans of women who rock and rock hot—the latest edition of The Hottest Women In Rock. Your month is now laid out before you in all of its shapely, cranked-up glory. Proceed wisely and always remember one thing: moderation—and to make doubly sure Steve from Shipping isn’t peeking over the cubicle wall.
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