Sunday, April 29, 2007

Feist - The Reminder

$10.99 (list price), Ballad Pop, Cherrytree/Interscope

Basic Story: Almost exactly two years since her first solo album ‘Let It Die,’ Leslie Feist is back, as cool, confident and colorful as ever.

Sample: “Sea lion woman dressed in red/ Smile at the man when you wake up in his bed/ Sea lion woman dressed in black/ Wink at the man and then stab him in his back.”

Verdict: Feist is one of the lucky few who seem to have a voice as original as it is seemingly incapable of ever hitting a sour note. Like a female version of M. Ward, her voice sounds aged beyond her years. The first single, “My Moon My Man,” sounds like something Spoon could have written, but Feist makes it her own with her touch of slow-burning lounge coolness. While ‘The Reminder’ has its upbeat and playful moments (“Sealion”, “1234”), it is occasionally weighed down by drowsy ballads written by a girl whose past seems to always get the best of her. As the album cover shows, the darkness and sadness remain, but with her head up high, the bright colors of hope have broken free.

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "1234"

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