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When Leslie Feist released her breakthrough album Let It Die, she became an indie icon almost instantly. Her pretty, sometimes melancholic love songs, her clear campfire voice, her vaguely jazz- and disco-influenced arrangements (highlighted no better than with her cover of the Bee Gees' "Inside and Out"), and her association with darlings Broken Social Scene wooed critics and music fans alike. Her follow-up, The Reminder, will serve as proof that Feist's success was no fluke, as the album contains more of the same sweet, introspective lyrics and chords that float around love and longing (or lack thereof) like cottonwood seeds in late spring. Because that's what The Reminder, like Let It Die, really is: a collection of warm, lazy music made for those summer afternoons that creep into evening before you realize it. Feist's voice is cleanly emotive as she sings lines like "There's a limit to your love/Like a waterfall in slow motion" (from "The Limit to Your Love"), "Piecemeal can break your home in half/A love is not complete with only heat" (from "Intuition"), or "Put your weight against the door/Kick drum on the basement floor" (from the upbeat "I Feel It All"), crooning confidently but with a weakness, a fragility that comes out during the most sentimental lines. But this can also be a drawback. At times, she borders on a kind of sappiness that seems better suited to Top 40 Matrix-produced pop songs than hipster-blog accolades. "We don't need to fight and cry/We, we could hold each other tight tonight," she breathes in the otherwise lovely "So Sorry," whose puerile rhymes are fortunately held up by the track's breezy sophistication. The same cannot be said however for "Brandy Alexander," which is too syrupy for its own sake (much like the drink on which it's based), with its repeated phrase "He's my Brandy Alexander" (juxtaposed with "I'm his Brandy Alexander") and "Goes down easy," as Motown-esque harmonies jump in to emphasize that last word. Why Feist, who displays her lyrical skills in tracks like "The Water," "My Moon My Man," and her reinterpretation of Nina Simone's "See-Line Woman" (incorrectly identified as "Sea Lion Woman"), "Sealion," believes it necessary to include such saccharine lines is confusing, and hints at the suspicion that while she undoubtedly enjoyed herself during the making The Reminder, she wasn't really challenging herself with the process. She follows the same path she took with Let It Die -- which, being as strong as it was, is certainly not the worst decision she could've made -- and does it well, which means that the album does end up a consistently good listen. But it also means that it's not much of a departure from what she's shown before. Who knows, Feist may be able to go on charming us by doing the same thing for eternity, but there may also come a point when we want something more, and it's still unclear if she'll be able to deliver it.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
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RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Darenne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Lidell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Mocky, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Moulin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bryden Baird, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Lackritz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Baird, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Darenne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Moulin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bryden Baird, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Brown, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Lackritz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Baird, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Darenne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Producer, Guitar, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ohad Benchetrit, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Moulin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bryden Baird, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Brown, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Spearin, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Lackritz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Baird, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Darenne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Producer, Guitar, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Moulin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bryden Baird, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Lackritz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Baird, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Darenne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Producer, Guitar, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mandy Parnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Brendan Canning, Composer - Mocky, Producer - Thomas Moulin, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bryden Baird, Percussion, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Brown, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Lackritz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nina Simone, ComposerLyricist - Feist, Producer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Mocky, Producer - George Bass, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Producer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Mocky, Producer - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Mink, Producer - Feist, Producer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Sally Seltmann, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - RON SEXSMITH, ComposerLyricist - Feist, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
Jon Natchez, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Feist, MainArtist - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eugene Cho, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sharma, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Polydor (France)
Chromeo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nina Simone, ComposerLyricist - Feist, MainArtist - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - George Bass, ComposerLyricist - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
Feist, MainArtist - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, ComposerLyricist - Alex Ridha, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer - Ben Mink, Producer - Van She Tech, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Producer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Sally Seltmann, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Polydor (France)
RENAUD LETANG, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Feist, Producer, MainArtist - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - Dominic "Mocky" Salole, ComposerLyricist - Mocky, Producer - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Polydor (France)
Feist, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Bear, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Feist, ComposerLyricist - CHILLY GONZALES, ComposerLyricist - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Polydor (France)
Kevin Drew, ComposerLyricist - Brendan Canning, ComposerLyricist - Broken Social Scene, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Feist, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Feist, Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Salole, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - CHILLY GONZALES, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Patricia Sullivan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Baird, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Polydor (France)
Albumbeschreibung
When Leslie Feist released her breakthrough album Let It Die, she became an indie icon almost instantly. Her pretty, sometimes melancholic love songs, her clear campfire voice, her vaguely jazz- and disco-influenced arrangements (highlighted no better than with her cover of the Bee Gees' "Inside and Out"), and her association with darlings Broken Social Scene wooed critics and music fans alike. Her follow-up, The Reminder, will serve as proof that Feist's success was no fluke, as the album contains more of the same sweet, introspective lyrics and chords that float around love and longing (or lack thereof) like cottonwood seeds in late spring. Because that's what The Reminder, like Let It Die, really is: a collection of warm, lazy music made for those summer afternoons that creep into evening before you realize it. Feist's voice is cleanly emotive as she sings lines like "There's a limit to your love/Like a waterfall in slow motion" (from "The Limit to Your Love"), "Piecemeal can break your home in half/A love is not complete with only heat" (from "Intuition"), or "Put your weight against the door/Kick drum on the basement floor" (from the upbeat "I Feel It All"), crooning confidently but with a weakness, a fragility that comes out during the most sentimental lines. But this can also be a drawback. At times, she borders on a kind of sappiness that seems better suited to Top 40 Matrix-produced pop songs than hipster-blog accolades. "We don't need to fight and cry/We, we could hold each other tight tonight," she breathes in the otherwise lovely "So Sorry," whose puerile rhymes are fortunately held up by the track's breezy sophistication. The same cannot be said however for "Brandy Alexander," which is too syrupy for its own sake (much like the drink on which it's based), with its repeated phrase "He's my Brandy Alexander" (juxtaposed with "I'm his Brandy Alexander") and "Goes down easy," as Motown-esque harmonies jump in to emphasize that last word. Why Feist, who displays her lyrical skills in tracks like "The Water," "My Moon My Man," and her reinterpretation of Nina Simone's "See-Line Woman" (incorrectly identified as "Sea Lion Woman"), "Sealion," believes it necessary to include such saccharine lines is confusing, and hints at the suspicion that while she undoubtedly enjoyed herself during the making The Reminder, she wasn't really challenging herself with the process. She follows the same path she took with Let It Die -- which, being as strong as it was, is certainly not the worst decision she could've made -- and does it well, which means that the album does end up a consistently good listen. But it also means that it's not much of a departure from what she's shown before. Who knows, Feist may be able to go on charming us by doing the same thing for eternity, but there may also come a point when we want something more, and it's still unclear if she'll be able to deliver it.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:58
- Main artists: Feist
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2008 Polydor (France) This Compilation ℗ 2008 Polydor (France)
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