dilly dilly

Best FEMALE VOCALIST in PORTLAND

Dilly dilly sometimes calls herself "cerberus siren," a name recalling her role in a previous genre-defying project called Cerberus Shoal, and suggesting what she does best as dilly dilly — distilling songs down to a no-frills vocal melody that will draw you in at your own risk. In addition to the odd solo gig, she’s making regular appearances harmonizing with Sontiago. Not too long ago, dilly dilly tried some new tricks with loops and delay pedals; she has since gone into hiding to finish her first official full-length album. She says, “This album is a much bigger production than my EP, though most of those songs will reappear on this new album. The best thing is I am recording it with Alias, who will be engineering all of it and co-producing most of it with me.” You can get a sense of where this is heading by checking out her MySpace page: myspace.com/cerberussiren.

— Ian Paige 

Runners-up
1. Emilia Dahlin
2. Cruella (By Blood Alone)
3. Sontiago