FEIST ALBUMS FULL OF STACCATO

Much like her last record, Metals, eschewed her reputation as a creator of indie pop smashes like '1234' and 'Mushaboom' through a series of moodily atmospheric pieces, Pleasure is yet another progression. The teasing, introductory silence is answered with lead single 'Pleasure,' which refuses to play to expectation. Feist.For Feist to begin her first record in six years with a pregnant pause is a pretty bold move. The daughter of an American abstract expressionist painter and a Canadian ceramics artist, Feist grew up in different parts of Canada, but was living in Calgary when she got her start as lead sing. Sign up for Deezer for free and listen to Feist: discography, top tracks and playlists. Feist: albums, songs, playlists Listen on Deezer.

Feist Albums Full Of Staccato

The unceremonious conclusion tells you a lot about the record as a whole and Leslie Feist's rejection of neat, contented endings. But nothing is quite as alarming as the way the song ends: like someone cut the power, lights out. Similarly, the follow-up single, 'Century,' is full of staccato punkish swagger that leads into a rousing and earnest chorus: 'Someone who will lead you to someone/Who will lead you to someone/Who will lead you to the one/At the end of the century.' There's barely time to digest this shift before Jarvis Cocker's dulcet tones appear, the effect simultaneously humorous and dramatic.

Leslie Feist's voice has a warm, buttery ooze that melts down the microphone with a gentle timbre.2011 album from the Canadian singer/songwriter. Conjunto Show de Pepe Gonzalez. Led by an acoustic guitar played loosely and passionately, she croons 'You know I'd leave any party for you/Sugar I got no question it was the right thing to do.'Play. By comparison, the unabashedly romantic 'Any Party' is all the more beguiling for its simplicity.

Vocally, Feist has never been in more dexterous form. The lack of polish lends the record intimacy, warmth, and immediacy that make tracks like the heart-sore 'I Wish I Didn't Miss You' all the more affecting. Recorded in Big Sur, California, Feist co-produced the album with longtime collaborators Chilly Gonzales and Mocky, as well as newcomer Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bjork, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) Metals will mark Feist's celebratory return to the world stage.The production is raw, but not in a crude sense rather, the rounded echo and persistent hiss make it sound like she's performing these songs in your living room.