she's feisty

I took brynne and her old roomie, Jocelyn, from point loma nazerene, to the jim kim show tonight to see leslie FEIST. Jocelyn has seen a Feist show before and introduced the sound to brynne who then rubbed it off on me and I totally dig it. this canadian born-paris dweller has a unique vocal style that is soothing but has just enough rock edge to hook me... and her live performance tonight at El Capitan was amazing - her act is so genuine and incredibly original. we made our way to the front of the stage and leslie feist was just a couple feet in front of us rocking out with her huge red guitar and extra long swoop bangs. she performed mushaboom, secret heart, and young girl. how cool is it that her last name is FEIST?

LONDON SUNDAY TIMES JAN ‘05
Eye to eye and ear to ear, Let It Die is very much a voice album in close up. Carefully pieced together around timelessly simple melodies, the album forms the missing link between ye old folk (storytelling,) the Brill building era (the quest for the hook,) doo-wop (melody and minor key moods) and minimal modern pop arrangements. “As it’s bedrock, there remains that voice: an instrument whose arcs, swoops, cracks and surges hint at the heartache, but whose essential reserve is, ironically, its most potent weapon.”

the following is from listentofeist.com
‘Let It Die’ is very much a voice album in close up, “eye to eye and ear to ear”. Carefully pieced together around Feist’s seductively honest voice, the album forms the missing link between ye old folk (storytelling), the Brill building era (the quest for the hook), doo-wop (melody and mood) and minimal modern pop arrangements. Like line drawings as opposed to detailed paintings, these songs leave you space to fill in the emotional blanks. Its lack of complication makes ‘Let It Die’ standout from much of today’s musical offerings; put simply, a beautiful slice of sonic escapism to illustrate and interrupt the little moments that together tell us stories.