Best lyricists?
Pic related Lenny Cohen + Joni Mitchell + Bowie come to mind immediately. There's countless others of course, but I guess just to give you an idea of what I'm into.
Contemporary lyricists? Willing to listen. Resistant to a lot of hip hop, doesn't hit me emotionally properly, but I know a lot of great lyricists are in that genre and I'm willing to check stuff out. I like Kendrick Lamar. I think Radical Face is really good. Read a Mark Kozelek recommendation in the last thread which yes definitely, the Jesu / Sun Kil Moon album floored me, one of my favorites of the year.
