Feist "The Reminder" -Today's Hot Playlist Pick

Her delicate, ethereal voice comes through the speakers as if it’s just traveled hundreds miles, intended for you and you alone. Canada’s sensation, the female singer/songwriter, Leslie Feist, who calls herself Feist released her new album, The Reminder to rave international reviews.

Reminiscent of a Norah Jones-esque female vocalist, Feist reaches all audiences, all scenarios, all emotions. She’s good playing overhead at a coffee shop, through headphones on the subway, or streaming through car speakers watching the world roll by. Feist recorded The Reminder at her adopted home on the outskirts of Paris. A Parisian feel of loneliness and melancholy masked by decadence pervades her songs.

Although the sumptuous feel of a female voice carries her songs, Feist sets herself apart because of her musical eccentricity. Having made her name as part of the indie-rock group, Broken Social Scene, Feist previously dabbled in the electroclash scene as part of Peaches and went through a gothic stage early on as part of a punk band. Her first Feist album, Let it Die, released in 2004 was sold at Starbucks; the track, “Mushaboom” may be familiar to some. The Reminder is Feist in full maturity. Ever the chameleon, she has certainly transformed herself splendidly. Posted by Kiki Namikas.

NPR review of The Reminder

Reminder Rhapsody Tracks