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- Date Released: May 18, 2004
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative, Indie Rock
- Label: Arts & Crafts / IODA
Act One of a Canadian chanteuse’s climb to the top.
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We Say...
Three years before Leslie Feist donned a blue sequined pantsuit and proved that her hopscotch song about young love was ideal for shilling handheld electronics, she perfected the art of making cohesive albums out of stripped-bare songs and those with more theatrical potential. 2004's Let It Die supplemented her original material with some eclectic but well-picked covers and prepped the singer for her choreographed breakthrough.
Feist honed her talent for turning an unassuming track into an all-out dance party with "Mushaboom," a breezy sing-along that builds with handclaps and bells and layered voices until you can practically see the impromptu parade following her down the street.
The lady also has an obvious '70s jones. The slinky "One Evening," with its cooed high notes and laid-back guitar groove, would fit in (but stand out) on easy-listening radio. "Leisure Suite" goes a step further in setting the mood with muted horns, trembling organ and Feist's Astrud Gilberto delivery. And she really exposes her dancing-queen ambitions with a faithful redo of the Bee Gees' "Love You Inside Out" (here as "Inside and Out").
But she looks back to the '50s to close the album with Bob Haymes' "Now at Last," a woeful piano number worthy of ending act one. -
They Say...
Somewhere in between living with Peaches, playing guitar with By Divine Right, rapping with Chilly Gonzales, and singing with Broken Social Scene and Apostle of Hustle, Canadian songstress Feist started a solo career. Following up 1999's self-released Monarch, Let It Die was recorded in Paris between 2002 and 2003. The romance of the City of Lights glows throughout as a combination of folk, bossa nova, jazz-pop, and indie rock finds its place among the 11-track song list. She'll woo you with her sultry vocals throughout, a delicate and sweet voice that feels cozy. From the warm shimmy and shake of "Gatekeeper" and "Mushaboom" to the classy R&B grooves of "One Evening" and "Leisure Suite," Feist explores various musical worlds without getting lost. She reels you into different soundscapes and it's an exciting adventure. Dare yourself to imagine Patrice Rushen, Ivy's Dominique Durand, and Astrud Gilberto in a group, and that's basically the beginning threads of Let It Die. Feist never holds back sonically or musically; however, Let It Die isn't an extravagant first album. She's playful with her design and the overall composition flows nicely. Feist has varied styles and sounds just right, and that's what makes Let It Die the secret treasure that it is. Her rendition of Ron Sexsmith's "Secret Heart" is a cinematic outing for a dewy spring day. The Bee Gees' "Inside and Out" gets a foxy makeover for what is probably the album's finest moment. Feist's soft touch makes magic on these particular covers, and the bittersweet loveliness of Blossom Dearie's "Now at Last" ties it all together to make Let It Die a storybook romance.
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| 01. |  |
Gatekeeper |
2:15 |
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| 02. | |
Mushaboom |
3:44 |
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| 03. | |
Let It Die |
2:55 |
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| 04. | |
One Evening |
3:36 |
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Leisure Suite |
4:06 |
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| 06. | |
L'Amour ne Dure pas Toujours |
3:16 |
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| 07. | |
Lonely Lonely |
4:09 |
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| 08. | |
When I Was a Young Girl |
3:08 |
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| 09. | |
Sacred Heart |
3:49 |
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| 10. |
Inside and Out |
4:17 |
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| 11. | |
Now At Last |
3:15 |
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11 Total Tracks, 38:30 Total Length
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Credits
- Renaud Letang - Producer // Renaud Letang - Engineer // Renaud Letang - Mixing // Annette Aurell - Photography // Tyler Clark Burke - Art Direction // Tyler Clark Burke - Design // Julien Chirol - Trombone // Thomas Moulin - Assistant // Feist - Main Performer
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