10 Greatest Female Hard Rock Singers Of All Time

10. Dorothy Martin - Dorothy

There hasn't really been too many bands carrying the torch for classic rock these days. As opposed to the more electronic enhancements found in acts like Tame Impala or even the later period of Radiohead, it feels like the era of thick riffs and the bluesy sounds of acts like Led Zeppelin have fallen by the wayside. However, there's been a certain throwback sound accumulating from the underground as of late.

Coming from the mean street of Los Angeles, the story of Dorothy feels like its ripped straight out of 1972, complete with one of the bluesiest vocalists to ever touch a microphone in recent memory. Compared to the more tepid bluesy throwback acts like the Black Keys or even Greta Van Fleet, vocalist Dorothy Martin actually feels like she's experienced all of the inner turmoil she sings about firsthand, as if she using these songs as a way to document her wild times in rock and roll.

With just a few albums under her belt, Martin's psychedelic aesthetics combined with the sludgy riffs make her feel like the combination of Stevie Nicks and Robert Plant that we didn't even know we wanted. Whereas other throwback acts feel like they are deliberately backpedaling, this kind of return to roots feels like it could signal where rock could go in the future.