Somewhere in between living with Peaches, playing guitar with By Divine Right, rapping with Chilly Gonzales, and singing with Broken Social Scene and Apostle of Hustle, Canadian songstress Feist started a solo career. Following up 1999's self-released Monarch, Let It Die was recorded in Paris between 2002 and 2003. The romance of the City of Lights glows throughout as a combination of folk, ossa nova, jazz-pop, and indie rock finds its place among the 11-track song list. She'll woo you with her sultry vocals throughout, a delicate and sweet voice that feels cozy. From the warm shimmy and shake of "Gatekeeper" and "Mushaboom" to the classy R&B grooves of "One Evening" and "Leisure Suite," Feist explores various musical worlds without getting lost. She reels you into different soundscapes and it's an exciting adventure. Dare yourself to imagine Patrice Rushen, Ivy's Dominique Durand, and Astrud Gilberto in a group, and that's basically the beginning threads of Let It Die. Feist never holds back sonically or musically; however, Let It Die isn't an extravagant first album. She's playful with her design and the overall composition flows nicely. Feist has varied styles and sounds just right, and that's what makes Let It Die the secret treasure that it is. Her rendition of Ron Sexsmith's "Secret Heart" is a cinematic outing for a dewy spring day. The Bee Gees' "Inside and Out" gets a foxy makeover for what is probably the album's finest moment. Feist's soft touch makes magic on these particular covers, and the bittersweet loveliness of Blossom Dearie's "Now at Last" ties it all together to make Let It Die a storybook romance.
So I caught Ron Sexsmith live this summer and loved his sweet, mellow numbers. He wrote the tune Secret Heart, which Feist has now made famous. I have to say, I dig his version better than her recorded version. But I do believe her live version delivers the knockout punch.What a great tune, by a great songwriter. Go Canada.
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Feist looks so damn cute in this clip, performing "Secret Heart" on Last Call with Carson Daly.As a guitarist, I tend to study other players' posture and style. I absolutely love Feist's in this video. She's loose, she's swaying, she OWNS that guitar. And maybe that's why I find her so damn cute.
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I wonder if Postal Service will do a remix?
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in·ex·tri·ca·ble Pronunciation (n-kstr-k-bl, nk-strk-bl)adj.1.a. So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible: an inextricable maze; an inextricable web of deceit.b. Difficult or impossible to disentangle or untie: an inextricable tangle of threads.c. Too involved or complicated to solve: an inextricable problem.2. Unavoidable; inescapable: bound together by an inextricable fate.Man,
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An alphabetical list of great music I found through my fellow Moggers.(Possibly my first find from one of Feists many MOG mobs)(not a bad looking lady, is she?)
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Wow...that was the most emo title ever....i am ashamed! I will attempt to redeem myself in a few minutes with something that ROCKS
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On this lazy Sunday what could be better than a little FEIST? This is one of my favorite songs, the lovely ONE EVENING from her second album 'Let It Die.' (Sidenote: if you jumped on the bandwagon on with The Reminder, do yourself a favor and investigate Monarch and Let it Die) This song is everything - that gorgeous guitar mixed with her breathy vocals.. heaven!ONE EVENING (DOWNLOAD)
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Feist looks so damn cute in this clip, performing "Secret Heart" on Last Call with Carson Daly.As a guitarist, I tend to study other players' posture and style. I absolutely love Feist's in this video. She's loose, she's swaying, she OWNS that guitar. And maybe that's why I find her so damn cute.
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So I caught Ron Sexsmith live this summer and loved his sweet, mellow numbers. He wrote the tune Secret Heart, which Feist has now made famous. I have to say, I dig his version better than her recorded version. But I do believe her live version delivers the knockout punch.What a great tune, by a great songwriter. Go Canada.
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I had never heard of Feist before this morning when another mogger mentioned her. She has a great voice, So on the strength of this track I think her new album will be worth the listen.March 06, 2007, 4:30 PM ETJonathan Cohen, N.Y.Indie singer/songwriter Leslie Feist spent more than two years on the road in support of her 2004 breakthrough, "Let It Die," but the core of her upcoming set, "The R...
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To the one who can't stop trying to hurt me. You've brought nothing but pain. This song's for you. Let it die and get out of my mind We don't see eye to eye Or hear ear to ear Don't you wish that we could forget that kiss ? And see this for what it is That we're not in love The saddest part of a broken heart Isn't the ending so much as the start It was hard to tell just how I felt To not rec...
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So lately, it turns out that I don't have to work for the restaurant job (Chipotle) because they don't have enough hours. I've been making some connections elsewhere.. I got an offer to volunteer for a skate shop (delibre skateboards), and get 50% off everything & 1 free deck each month. And if i'm qualified to work there for more than 1 month then i'll start getting pay-checks.I also got an o...
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One of the many, many bands/artists I had not listen to for being obsessed with other stuff was Feist!!! I had a couple songs from, and the cover Bright Eyes made for "a song called Mushaboom" -of course!- but never really paid attention, but there has been this Lacoste ad driving me crazy for months, and I'd always forget to youtube it...last week I did it, and felt like an idiot!!"Ohhh, so th...
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i can't believe that i actually fell asleep to "mushaboom" from the postal service last night.. i didn't think that that would ever be on radio in my area. but i finally found the right station that plays indie and down-tempo stuff.. wow.. what a shocker.. thanks to college radio stations, they always know what's good..
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in·ex·tri·ca·ble Pronunciation (n-kstr-k-bl, nk-strk-bl)adj.1.a. So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible: an inextricable maze; an inextricable web of deceit.b. Difficult or impossible to disentangle or untie: an inextricable tangle of threads.c. Too involved or complicated to solve: an inextricable problem.2. Unavoidable; inescapable: bound together by an inextricable fate.Man,
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| 1 Gatekeeper |
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| 2 Mushaboom |
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| 3 Let It Die |
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| 4 One Evening |
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| 5 Leisure Suite |
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| 6 Lonely Lonely |
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| 7 When I Was a Young Girl |
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| 8 Secret Heart |
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| 9 Inside and Out |
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| 10 Tout Doucement |
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| 11 Now at Last |
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