RELEASED 2012
Let It Die is the second album by Canadian singer-songwriter Feist, recorded in Paris during 2002 and 2003 and released in 2004. The record combines jazz, bossa nova and indie rock, and was originally divided into original compositions on the first half and cover versions on the second, though a reissue later in 2004 added a further original composition as the penultimate track.
Let It Die was welcomed as one of the best pop albums of 2004 with nominations for three Juno Awards including two wins for Best Alternative Album and Best New Artist. A track from the album, “Inside and Out”, was also nominated as Single of the Year in the 2006 Juno Awards.
The beautiful songstress Feist – who roomed with Peaches, worked with the Kings of Convenience, and supplied vocals for Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People – steps out for her debut album, Let It Die. Carefully pieced around Feist's seductive voice, the album forms the missing link between ye olde folk (storytelling), the Brill building era (the quest for the hook), doo-wop (melody and mood), and minimal modern pop arrangements. Francoise Hardy-style orchestral pop, hipster neuvo-disco, and lovely indie-folk is the order of the day.
Track Listing:
SIDE 1
Gatekeeper
Mushaboom
Let It Die
One Evening
Leisure Suite
Lonely Lonely
SIDE 2
When I Was A Young Girl
Secret Heart
Inside And Out
Tout Doucement
Now At Last
