It's been a while since we've heard the slightly hoarse howls and shaky vocals of Feist. Grant it, we all still remember her biggest hits and their totally entertaining accompanying videos 1,2,3,4, My Moon My Man, Inside and Out, Feel it All. But what we have missed are the songs that are less pop--the ones that don't make us think she's some type of jazzy folk singer and more of a wise soul flowing out of a guitar.
Her third big studio album came out earlier this month and from the singles that have been released its obvious we may have our girl back. Feist claims that on Metals she accomplishes her goal as a songwriter to move from relaying personal stories to crafting adages and proverbs. Of course, there were songs like this that existed on her last two albums: quiet melancholy and peaceful songs with profound metaphors (see "The Water"). But it's good to know that instead of sandwhiching these songs between fun poppy outbursts, Feist has been able to spend time and attention on crafting an entire album out of them, ideally releasing to the world a book of musical proverbs worth listening to. Here are two singles from the new album, which you can stream right now on her website.
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