Band mate Leslie Feist describes Broken Social Scene like a saloon in an old Western.

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Ms. LESLIE FEIST (Singer): (Singing) I'm sorry, two words I always say after you're gone.

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Instead, Leslie Feist says things like Toni Morrison's narratives and the color indigo blue tend to make more of an impact.

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Leslie Feist's own group, bearing her last name, has had a year packed with touring, network TV appearances and magazine shoots.

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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.

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Music insiders say Canadian songwriter and singer Leslie Feist has arrived.

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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.

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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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