Cheat Sheet: Feist
Who Is Feist?: Aidin Vaziri | Leslie Feist is a singer-songwriter who has been melting hearts for a year with her stunning major-label debut, "Let It Die." Where did she come from? As far as career debuts go, Feist's wasn't the most promising. Going by the name Bitch Lap-Lap, she rapped in Spanish, wore 1980s aerobic suits and worked a sock puppet as the sidekick to saucy electro-clash stars Peaches and Chilly Gonzales. Um, why?"I was a little s -- and they took good care of me." So what does her album sound like? Imagine the emotionally vulnerable songs of Joni Mitchell updated with subtle beats, soft synths and a slight cocktail-jazz twist. The first five songs, including the single "Mushaboom," are originals detailing the end of a relationship. The rest are torchy covers of tracks by the Bee Gees, Ron Sexsmith and Françoise Hardy. At Canada's Juno Awards this year, "Let It Die" helped Feist clinch the best new artist and best alternative album trophies.
posted by Aidin at Tuesday, November 08, 2005
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