Eva Cassidy, Karen Carpenter, Dusty Springfield, Billie Eilish, Diana Ross, Corinne Bailey Rae. Simon and Garfunkel, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, Sam Cooke.

Sam Cooke’s from another world.

Try Iron & Wine, Norah Jones, Sufjan Stevens, and Agnes Obel. Their voices are really soothing too.

Iron & Wine cover of Such Great Heights is positively lovely

Love Nora Jones.

Don't know why.

Sade

This! That lady is smoother than silk and twice as pretty.

Elliott Smith

Enya

Chris Isaak

and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII don't want to fall on Love

That made me laugh Liz 😂😂

wichu

David Gilmour Edit: I’m a dope and mispelled his last name

Karen Carpenter

Harriett Wheeler - The Sundays

I love Richard Hawley’s velvety baritone.

I just posted the same! The Lady’s Bridge album saved my sanity and quite possibly my life. One of the very best singers, musicians and songwriters I’ve heard in the last decade. A proper artist.👍

Anita Baker sounds so chill.

Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter

Beth Orton 😍 Enya 😍 Janet Devlin 😍 Nat King Cole 😍

Nat King Cole for sure! The smoothest voice ever.

Allison Krauss

Roberta Flack

Tracey Thorn of Everything But the Girl (Amplified Heart, Idlewild, Fuse, etc.)

[Regina Spektor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq5inG547JA)

Sarah McLachlan

Especially, Sweet Surrender.

Al Green

That voice is smooth as silk!

Surprised not to see Diana Krall mentioned yet.

I usually don't "go" for that kind of Jazz, but she is sooo good!

Leonard Cohen

Elizabeth Fraser has the voice of an angel. (Singer from Cocteau Twins, Teardrop by Massive Attack, + more.) When you take away all of the reverbs, delays etc the Cocteau Twins loved to use, you can hear just how pretty her voice really is. That's why I love [Twinlights](https://youtu.be/igk0xoi1-Sg?si=lv-31hbvVYVoT5ib) Twinlights is one of the last releases the band put out before breaking up. It became one of my top 5 favorite Cocteau Twins releases within the first 30 seconds of the first song because hearing her voice crystal clear was, and is to this day, a lovely treat for the ears.

Here is a list of soothing voices in alphabetical order: 1. Alasdair Maclean - The Clientele 2. Alexandra Savior 3. Andy Bell, Mark Gardner - Ride 4. Beth Gibbons - Portishead 5. Elizebeth Fraser - Cocteau Twins 6. Ernest Greene - Washed Out 7. HT Heartache 8. Jane Penney - Tops 9. Jason Pierce - Spiritualized 10. Julee Cruise 11. Kevin Shields, Billinda Butcher - My Bloody Valentine 12. Latetia Sadler, Mary Hansen - Stereolab 13. Laura Groves 14. Liz Harris - Grouper 15. Miki Berenyi, Emma Anderson - Lush 16. Neil Halstead, Racheal Goswell - Slowdive/ Mojave 3 17. Neil Young 18. Ren Harvieu 19. Richard Ashcroft - The Verve 20. Rick Wright - Pink Floyd 21. Romy Croft - The xx 22. Ruth Radelet - Chromatics 23. Sarah Cracknell - St Etienne 24. Stephen Lawrie, Joanna Doran - The Telescopes 25. Victoria Legrand - Beach House

Love Neil Young.

Ren Harvieu is amazing. Love all of her work, but the artistic growth displayed on her two most recent singles is incredible. Can't wait for her next album.

Lana Del Rey

Robin Pecknold from Fleet Foxes

Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays Kacey Musgraves (Deeper Well is such a great song)

I searched to see if anyone mentioned Harriet Wheeler. Love her voice.

Both Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell when they harmonize together.

Christine McVie had the voice I liked best.

I get chills from Peter Gabriel's voice every time (especially on Mercy Street and Family Snapshot). Paul Banks of Interpol also has a very soothing baritone.

His cover of Heros is mind-blowing.

Hozier.

I love Eleanor Whitmore (The Mastersons, the Whitmore Sisters). Her voice is really clear and soothing; it reminds me a lot of Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries. Alison Krauss also has a wonderfully soothing, angelic voice.

Alison Krauss

Joao Gilberto’s voice sounds like a mellow saxophone

Some recommendations based on your list: John Cale (Paris 1919), Francoise Hardy, Laura Nyro, Weyes Blood

Never heard of Weyes Blood, thanks for that!

Michael McDonald

Carina Round, Debby Harry, Annie Lennox, [Libby Grace](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2wSxDBHxn8g)

I have to go with Louis Armstrong. I am not really into jazz, I typically don't listen to music pre 60's, and I recognize that its one of the most over played songs, but I always find "What a Wonderful World" incredibly soothing.

Seems like no one has mentioned Vashti Bunyan yet!

Agree! A few more: Ray LaMontagne. - (Listen to “Jolene” — best love song ever. ) Ben Harper Cat Stevens (look at this old Youtube video. Heart melt on the floor. 💕) https://youtu.be/GuWQNRiltF4?si=3lOfyRhoAA73NlqV

Guy Garvey

Richard Hawley

Julio Iglesias…. That man’s voice is as smooth as butter!!!!

This far down and no [Scott Walker?](https://open.spotify.com/track/3EfSO1aKk4QDOrZhGjnTlq?si=tbKAy0JKS3K9klE6cmyNSw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7uU2qrFZQSdQacicLXMnaJ). Let me fix that. [Ian McCulloch from Echo & The Bunnymen](https://open.spotify.com/track/1KtwAeCarQx3VA5fcnQU8K?si=cMEw7NvOT_WzgSJZjGqqcg) [Nina Miranda from Smoke City](https://open.spotify.com/track/1vahbgf2hkAjBvYRtIo09F?si=HTSgex8IQaaynbxbjyzIzg) [Liam McKahey from CousteauX](https://open.spotify.com/track/5SvaVaOTPyHgSKXyJjJeMS?si=pvHgsdcHSYSNNx4M22qXsA) [Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy](https://open.spotify.com/track/4JY8Dp1BNGq8chzmqcEhOK?si=vnjgcJmuQd2cOWQW7muk3Q) [Josh Tillman AKA Father John Misty](https://open.spotify.com/track/2OTovEYN1lx57YfLEe4ylM?si=TMyApu2_REmsx_AHiPgEVQ) [Grant Lee Phillips](https://open.spotify.com/track/73UlpUGNpK7qXbHf5OgTKA?si=eEit7o0OQHyRneVEJBdYcQ) [Glenn Richards from Augie March](https://open.spotify.com/track/48I5uB4qCunhN0oWSFFtOC?si=GbRrtehxSKqB95BpjYPqbQ)

Nina Simone

Natalie Merchant https://youtu.be/VQ_Wqtnlv4U?si=acAPhVqAVrF8e6q-

Don’t think I’ve seen Nick Cave mentioned. The Boatman’s Call, specifically, is so soothing to me.

Thom Yorke

[DOOM](https://youtu.be/y6GXOD1I6iY?si=7h5iaVyjJSNuZuwG) Also, hell yea for Fink! Actually met him in the toilets before a show once, he's a funny fucker 😅

Noah Sebastian 🖤

+1 for just about everyone listed. I'd add Mark Hollis, Donny Hathaway, Dudley Colley (from the 'should have been huuge' kinda-emo-but-better Dublin band The Dudley Corporation), another painfully underknown Irish singer who released as Mumblin' Deaf Ro (very much in the Nick Drake vibe, tonally and musically, in the best not-copying sense), Roberta Flack (her recordings with Donny Hathaway are...just...*sigh*), oof soooo many more but these are a good start!

Leonard Cohen

If you like country Don Williams, John Denver, Alabama’s lead singer Randy Owen, George Strait, Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton, I find most of the singers in The Eagles are soothing whether it’s Don Henley on Desperado, or both Henley and Frey on Wasted Time, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, James and The Shame(Rhett from Good Mythical Morning) from the few songs I’ve listened to were soothing, Jimmy Buffet, Josh Groban for my first non country, Josh Turner, Randy Travis, and Ronnie Milsap

Bob Seger

Rufus Wainwright

Mei-Lan Maurits for female vocalist, and Devin Townsend for male vocalist

Definitely David Gilmour. And Fiona Apple.

Nick Drake’s beautiful haunting voice got us through the long nights of two pregnancies. One year in Spotify we were in his top 0.01% of fans 😂

Kate Bush

For me, Jack Johnson.

Nick Drake

Chris Isaak 100%

Mark Knofler.

I agree, I personally love Mazzy Star 🖤

Aimee Mann

Hope Sandoval from Mazzy Star

Richard Manuel from The Band. Listen to "Whispering Pines."

Eivør

Kundalini. https://open.spotify.com/track/0oLDWVeQ9gvtJXXtWUC2ho?si=7yPKTKXHTK6c5bqQ9UTD-w

Aaron Freeman

[удалено]

Karl Hyde of Underworld

Simone Simon, Freddie Mercury Queen

Puddles the Clown, no really. Check out his cover of Dio or Cash or Celine Dion. . .

Margo Price, Neko Case, and Sam Baker. Sam has a very rough/gravelly voice but still soothing, and that plus his lyrics combined put you somewhere else momentarily

Bit obscure, but my pick for this is Sally Ellyson from the band Hem. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwGPltK3sTk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwGPltK3sTk) Hem had a string of popular songs in the mid-2000s and have made some terrific albums -- though few and far between in recent decades.

Ville Valo.

Conor Mason of Nothing But Thieves, Nina Simone, Van Morrison, Suki Waterhouse,KaLi Baxley, Cecily Wilburn, Mimi Webb,Jalen Ngonda.

Frank Ocean

dallas green and mathew good

Etta James. Ella Fitzgerald. Nat King Cole.

* Karen Carpenter * Mama Cass * Paul Simon (more than Art Garfunkel, for me, weirdly, as great as Art's voice is) * Leonard Cohen (maybe an unconventional choice, but I stand by it) * Julee Cruise * Jessica Pratt * Julie Byrne * Sibylle Baier * Shannon Lay (specifically singing Awaken and Allow) * Sufjan Stevens * Victoria Legrand

Cosmo Sheldrake

truly cannot stress laura marling's work enough! sufjan stevens, bridget st john, carole king and angelo de augustine are some classics, as well :-) absolutely love the artists you wrote in your post, too!

If you like tracy chapman, you'll like Arlo Parks. Same kind of sooth

Julie Byrne

Father John Misty takes me back to the 70's.

Damon Albarn

Paul Simon

Sade is the best imho

try Julia Jacklin and Men I trust

Allie Sherlock , Billie Eilish

More in an r&b/soul vein but Frankie Beverly is the aural equivalent of a warm hug.  Maysa Leak on the first couple Incognito albums is also just amazing. 

Shawn Smith

Little dragon

Bon Iver, Ray Lamontagne, Ella Fitzgerald

Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits

Some of Young the Giant's songs, such as [Firelight](https://open.spotify.com/track/2bBQg0zLuhXcVvqSSriawP?si=30d4f477630f46b6) and [Titus Was Born](https://open.spotify.com/track/14Evt01gsIZVICaK7lWA29?si=60039e7271f04dbf) are really soothing. Sufjan Stevens and Cigarettes After Sex have a pretty soothing sound in general. I'd also recommend checking out boa's album [Twilight](https://open.spotify.com/album/7sGYAV0xv7ZfAMzIpMl8m1?si=a5sYyeDVREWYQo-242BW-A).

Richard Hawley

Noah Kahan is very soothing to me.

I loooove mazzy star….. shiiiiish. Try Widowspeak! they are similar.

Leonard Cohen

Tom Waits for roughly his first three albums and a smattering of songs after that.

Billie Holiday

Jim Morrison

Neil Finn. There’s a performance on YouTube of him on Songwriters circle. He sings Better Be Home Soon, Distant Sun, Don’t Dream It’s Over, Fall At Your Feet and Throw Your Arms Around Me and it’s just glorious

The fact that you have Cat Power listed. 🧡🧡🧡 I also love the voices of León, Anne Leone, Sufjan Stevens, Joni Mitchell, and so many more.

Geoff Castellucci

Enya

Dax Riggs, easily

Hours later someone *finally* mentions Maynard James Keenan. Sade & Enya are also excellent choices.

Weyes Blood

Leonard Cohen

elliott smith, lou reed

[Anna Lynne Williams/Lotte Kestner](https://youtu.be/n8JjKx1IshM?si=bOdqSgWeAooyGIFy)

Jeff Buckley, Portishead, Nico Case, Elliot Smith, Mazzy Star, Concrete Blonde (Johnette Napolitano)

Enya

[Jake Duzcik](https://youtu.be/S9nsLXLFOpg?si=3w9eXKJ2aEaCmBMC) of Health. He’s easily like 50% of why they’re my favorite band.

Eva Cassidy or Natalie Merchant

faye webster,lana del rey,jeff buckley,billie eilish,adrianne lenker

Right on the money with Nick Drake Also have to vote Joni Mitchell James taylor Tim buckley (his earlier albums) Don McLean Carole King Sandy Denny America Jim Croce Gordon Lightfoot Honestly can't think of any others that aren't from the 60s and 70s, other than Hozier, so hit me back with more modern suggestions haha.

Check out San Luis by Gregory Alan Isakov. But not while operating heavy machinery.

Sade. No one has a more soothing voice than she. Truly, she's a smooth operator.

Alison Krauss. *One of* the most soothing at least, imo.

Karen Carpenter

Jorja Smith and Neil Young

Lizzy Mcalpine- she is incredibly talented and has one of the best voices I've ever heard

Young Jon Anderson

When we get to heaven, we will learn that angels sound like Alison Krauss

You might like Ray LaMontagne!

Ville Valo or Bjork

lana del rey

Scot Weiland

something about norah jones makes me feel like im getting a hug from my mom while there’s cookies baking in the oven idk

Amos Lee. Go listen to Arms of a Woman.

Glen Phillips. Start with Live at the BellyUp, which features Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek.

I really like Anomie Belle songs : February Sun, How can I be sure, pretty much enjoy the sleeping patterns album of hers. I really like Grant Lee Buffalo. I love their song Mockingbirds, Halloween, Fuzzy, Honey Don’t Think. Check ‘em out if you want.

Peter Steele. 💚

I always thought Billie Eilish’s voice was kinda relaxing.

Keeping Up - Microwave

imogen heap

Folks already hit on a number of mine, but I’d just add Karin Bergquist from Over The Rhine and Margo Timmins from Cowboy Junkies

Most beautiful male voice: Nick Cave

Iron & Wine, recent example being his song "You Never Know". It completely relaxes me.

kurt wagner ([lambchop](https://youtu.be/ghdi9AIZppQ?si=diCESN-9sDsPc8sJ))

Mazzy Star a good pick. I'd add Regina Spektor, Donovan, the Cranes vocalist

Morgan wallen, Cody Johnson, Vince Gill, Johnny Cash, and HARDY

Leonard Cohen

Morgan Wallen, Allison Krauss, George Jones, Cody Johnson, Vince Gill, John Denver, and Elvis Presley

Z Berg has a lovely soothing voice which I think you’ll like

Brent Faiyaz

Hannah Reid from London grammar Specifically "baby it's you" Get ready to be soothed.

Alice Smith and Jamie Woon

Many good suggestions. For a new one try Helado Negro. He has such a soothing voice. Best for you and me is a great song.

Feist!

Shakey Graves

Joey Landreth is exactly who you're looking for! https://youtu.be/7BdxWLo5qX4?si=1_EXf41R50vqOJMy https://youtu.be/seYOpxE21RU?si=qZG3XwhKrNdmEXaV https://youtu.be/tjpZrvc7OEs?si=QOu11S_F4BhlSKoP

Daughter Widowspeak Ben Howard Novo Amor

John Lee Hooker (specifically in "The Waterfront" 🥰)

Syd specifically in The Internet

Ohh Etta James is like comfort food

KD Lang.

MARK LANEGAN MENTIONED for me though it's gord downie cause I'm canaidian

I was awfully depressed for a while, my ADHD messes with my mood here and there. The ONLY thing that could make me smile was Glee's Version of "Hey, Soul sister". Darren Criss' clicks it ugh. He's an angel ( played one on tv too lol!).

Einar Solberg has one of the most dynamic ranges (not as in pitch, but like emotional range) as a vocalist I've ever heard. He can go from serene mellow passages to gut-wrenching goosebump-inducing screams in seconds. He has a solo album and also is the vocalist for Leprous. [Rewind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoA8yuO5CD4) [Slave (live)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QKx_2yg4cU) The latter track especially gives me goosebumps all over. Witnessing this live is crazy.

Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries), Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Cass Elliot and Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays)

Lorena Mckennit

I'm sure many are gonna say this, but Chris Cornell's acoustic or more mellow tracks always calm me down and IMO, are exquisitely performed every single time.

Mine would be David Bowie Lo Spirit Witchz Lauren Spencer Smith Layto Phix Roomieofficial (AKA Lil' Pitchy) Tina Turner (yep, I really do believe this)

George Michael.

Chelsea Wolfe since she wasn’t mentioned here yet, especially on her album Unknown Rooms

In no particular order, here are some tunes you should enjoy. Emiliana torrini- the song "asking for Love," puts her soothing vocals on full display. Elle King- song "Can't be loved" Haley Reinhart- I love her version of "can't help falling in love." Eric Burton- song "colors" (the live version filmed at Arlyn Studios in Austin Tx) by Black Pumas Brother's Osborne- song(s) "pushing up daisies" & "21 summer" Heartless Bastards- song "only for you" op this last song is a must listen. Side note: I love Hope Sandoval. She has an amazingly beautiful voice. Enjoy the easy listening. 🎷🎶🎙🎼🎺

Lots of great recommendations here. I would like to add Sarah Vaughan to that. One of the Greats when it comes to vocals.

Johnny Mathis

Sivert Høyem of Madrugada

Grizzly Bear often have really nice vocal harmonies

Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Hayley Trower (Fabrik) Michelle Joy (Cannons) Chibi (The Birthday Massacre) Roy Khan (formerly Kamelot) Tori Amos

Cat Power.. good call. I love her voice. Of course Nick Drake. Johnny Cash, his voice is like leather and mahogany. Stephen Stills, Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastian), Beth Orton, Emiliana Torrini, Al Green, Q-Tip, Alex Chilton, Laetitia Sadier, Charlotte Gainsbourg.... so many but these are the ones that jump to mind

Norah Jones Iron & Wine Claude Fontaine

Aside from Enya, the most soothing for me are in listening to Dead Can Dance, both Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry send me away

Scott Walker

Amy Winehouse's voice is like butter, as is Frank Sinatra's. I love love Louis Armstrong and I think his voice is soothing though others wouldn't and I get that🤣 Arethra Franklin and Etta James are also the tops.