Neko Case.  She is a poet.  She is an artist.  She is amazing. 

Her work would be beautiful as poems but she takes it to this completely "other" place when she blends her vocals with her words.  Her work with The New Pornographers had an alternative punk style which, while I can appreciate, I never truly got in to.  Looking at it now I find it strange that I am a fan of A.C. Newman's solo work and Neko Case's solo work, both of who are members of The New Pornographers!  Her last two albums Fox Confessor Brings the Flood and Middle Cyclone are what made me a fan of her work, they are full of stories hauntingly told and while they are not always conventionally beautiful, the lyrics are exquisitely rich, real and natural.  But, don't take my word for it, let her convince you herself!