Let It Die

Let It Die Artist: Leslie Feist
Label: Universal/Polydor
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 8808678229325
ASIN: B0009SQ53E


Release Date: 2005-05-26

Let It Die


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Tracks:

  1. Gatekeeper
  2. Mushaboom
  3. Let It Die
  4. One Evening
  5. Leisure Suite
  6. Lonely Lonely
  7. When I Was A Young Girl
  8. Secret Heart
  9. Inside And Out
  10. Tout Doucement
  11. Now at Last
  12. Amourissima [*]
  13. Amour Ne Dure Pas Toujours [*]

Album Description

2005 exclusive Asian pressing of debut originally released in 2004 features 13 tracks including 2 bonus tracks, 'Gatekeeper' (Full mix) & 'Lover's Spit. Also included is a bonus booklet which features lyrics to all of the songs, including the bonus songs. The US pressing only featured lyrics to a handful of the songs. Feist is a Canadian songstress, hailing from Toronto. Her first album 'Let It Die', is produced by Renaud Letang & Gonzales. Feist has been Gonzales' fellow for years. Part of the Canadian collective band, Broken Social Scene, Gonzales convinced her to come to Paris to record this first album. The journey started in an out of time, out of norm atmosphere, whose lush grooves are offset by a thoroughly enjoyable live performance, with members of the Germany via Toronto Kitty-Yo crew such as Peaches, Gonzales, & Taylor Savvy. Features 13 tracks including the singles 'Mushroom' & 'One Evening'. Universal. 2005.

Album Details

International Edition of the Debut from the Canadian Singer Includes Two Tracks Not Found on the USA Equivalent: A Remix of "The Gatekeeper" and the Previously Unreleased "Lover's Spit". "Let it Die" Landed on Numerous Critic's "Best of 2004" and for Very Good Reason: This Album is a Marvel to Behold. Feist's Roots Lie in Punk (In High School, in a Band Called Placebo...no, Not that One) and Hard Rock (Afterwards, in the Canadian Band by Divine Right), but She Decided to Take an Artistic 180 Degree Turn and Mellowed her Platform. Add Expertly Crafted, Thoughtful Songs with a Great Sense of Humour and Melancholy) and by Highlight her Remarkably Emotive Voice in the Mix and You have a True Artist with a Long Career Ahead of Her.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Let it live.......2005-07-23

If Lesie Feist sounds familiar, it's because of her musical resume -- it ranges from Canadian indie-popsters Broken Social Scene to female rapper Peaches to the Kings of Convenience. That sort of resume also makes one wonder -- what will her solo debut, "Let It Die," sound like?

The answer: Stripped down, sensual pop music, with a touch of jazz and trip-hop around the edges. It kicks off with only the strums of an acoustic guitar, before Feist jumps in like an orphaned torch singer. "Well it's time to begin/as the summer sets in/It's the scene you set for new lovers," she croons.

From there on, Feist doesn't even slow down. She ventures into cheery, catchy pop like "Mushaboom," sensual slow ballads, rippling trippy songs, and smooth torch songs. There's even -- surprisingly -- a cover of the Bee Gees' "Inside And Out," which she gives a funky spin, and a delicately catchy cover of Ron Sexsmith's underrated "Secret Heart."

The flavour of Feist's music isn't the sort that sets off fireworks and sets you raving about how much fun it is. "Let It Die" is the sort of album that is periodically hailed as being the real deal -- no studio tricks, little musical polish, and a reliance on good songwriting and tunes rather than hooks. In other words, pure music.

The star of the music is Feist herself; her vocals are front-and-center, and she proves herself a rare kind of singer. No "American Idol" vocal explosions, no hyperdramatics. Instead, Feist flexes her vocals in all sorts of different ways -- breathy, husky, ethereal and coy, and and moving along with the music in perfect sync.

Not that Feist's good voice doesn't mean that the music isn't also good. Most of the instrumentation is based on piano and acoustic guitar, with snapping fingers, cowbells, a hint of synth and handclaps thrown in. It's very simple, and very pretty, whether trying out catchy pop or traditional-sounding folk. Only a few songs, like the clunky "Lonely Lonely," fail to be captivating.

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