Band mate Leslie Feist describes Broken Social Scene like a saloon in an old Western.
Ms. LESLIE FEIST (Singer): (Singing) I'm sorry, two words I always say after you're gone.
Feist even updates "Sea Lion Woman, " a song best known through Nina Simone's version.
Ms. FEIST: (Singing) One, two, three, four tell me that you love me more.
Ms. FEIST: (Singing) There's a limit to your love, like a waterfall in slow motion.
"We want viewers to see the campaigns unfiltered rather than see just sound bites, " Feist said.
Despite comparisons to other lilting, female "indie" vocal stars ( Feist, Cat Power), Miranda has truly personalized her vocal style.
With her latest CD, The Reminder, the Canadian singer-songwriter Feist appears to be on her way to becoming a full-fledged star.
Instead, Leslie Feist says things like Toni Morrison's narratives and the color indigo blue tend to make more of an impact.
Leslie Feist's own group, bearing her last name, has had a year packed with touring, network TV appearances and magazine shoots.
But Feist stressed reporters have an obligation to check the information campaigns disseminate, comparing and combining it with facts from other sources.
"It's been a tough year, " said Marlene Feist, the city's communications director.
Ms. FEIST: (Singing) Ooh, I'll be the one who'll break my heart.
"Campaigns are constantly trying to influence the coverage, off and on the record, " said Sam Feist, CNN's senior executive producer of political programming.
Leslie Feist has long attracted serious buzz: For the last several years, she's appeared on the verge of jumping from underground success to mainstream stardom.
Music insiders say Canadian songwriter and singer Leslie Feist has arrived.
On the cusp of recording Let It Die, Feist joined the Canadian indie-rock supergroup Broken Social Scene for their wildly successful You Forgot It in People.
That said, they still ended up having about 31 musicians involved, including appearances from Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, Amy Millan, The Sea and Cake's Sam Prekop and more.
Even before the release of her new CD this week, Feist was chosen by Interscope Records, the label of U2 and Timbaland to launch its cherry tree imprint.
Ms. FEIST: But then the rest of us come in, those doors that swing in and swing out, and then one of those old saloons need action, you know?
Music and videos from artists like Feist, Tom Waits, The Rolling Stones and Fleet Foxes play when users click on still images that launch the Tumblr site, which streams music from YouTube.
The usual suspects are mostly present: Feist, Emily Haines and Amy Millan, as well as members of Do Make Say Think, Tortoise and even The Sea and Cake's Sam Prekop.
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They hardly sparkle with the sunshine pop of the Beach Boys or the gleaming funk of Dr. Dre, but Feist's pleasant brand of melancholy strikes the right mood for winding in (Unintelligible) city, feeling comfortably lost and alone.
The tremendous response would have been hard to predict a few years ago with roots in punk bands, Feist was known primarily as a participant in the Canadian indie-rock collective Broken Social Scene but she possesses a naturally smoky voice that makes her instantly accessible.
In what may have been the weekend's best set, Leslie Feist was exquisite on Saturday night as she explored her latest album, "Metals, " with the addition of an 18-piece ensemble of strings and horns, including several trombones that enriched the warmth of the backing vocals provided by the female trio Mountain Man.
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