Leslie Feist (Feist) has been writing and recording music for over 16 years. Her experience as a songwriter and musician has propelled her to a level that many solo pop artists won't achieve in their lifetime. Feist isn't new though; she's far from a gimmick. And she'll probably be around for a long time. Her album, The Reminder is lush with electro-jazz and britpop textures.
"1,2,3,4" is vibrant with bluegrass, choirs, horns, and Feist's spirited vocals. "My Moon My Man" is geared more as a Indie Rock song with a Britpop direction while "So Sorry" is a study in complexity and restraint, little to no instrumentation; very minimalistic. The album trades sensitivity and complexity back and forth with ease. As the album progresses, the songs gradually build in intensity like "The Limit to Your Love" which harnesses the lucidity of Feist's voice with lush guitars, timpani, and strings or fall back into "Sealion" a song patterned after Nina Simone.
Feist is an intelligent pop singer, and she is making the kind of music that Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell (yea, like that) would be composing if they were young woman in our era. With a few more albums and a little more experience, she will be making music that not only stands the test of time but also transcends the candy-coated playfulness of today's pop scene. The Reminder is a big step in reinventing the wheel.
Van-Go Tha Hustla
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