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Isobel Campbell

Cellist and founding member of Scottish indie heroes Belle and Sebastian, Isobel Campbell left the band in 2002 after recording two low-key solo albums under the moniker The Gentle Waves. Full of lonesome balladry and folksy, dark skied melancholy, she released Amorino (2003) and Milkwhite Sheets (2006) under her own name before teaming up with Mark Lanegan from former grunge band Screaming Trees. It proved a masterstroke, with Campbell's sweet, angelic vocals contrasting with Lanegan's deep, guttural growl over alt. country lullabies on the brilliant Mercury Prize nominated albu...