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"With great power comes great responsibility," President John F. Kennedy famously uttered, forever etching into the lexicon of his legacy and emulated by others. And while not always wielding the same lasting, magnetic power as him in his short and celebrated reign, artists large and small have been forever possessed this potential power to use, abuse or lose on a daily basis to please, seize or tease. This night Canada's Feist, spearheaded by Leslie Feist, bore this awesome responsibility to coalesce her and her band mates (Gonzales, Thomas Moulin and Renaud Letang) collective power. And with such great expectations prompted by her garnering this year's prestigious JUNO award (the equivalent of the UK's MERCURY) undoubtedly made possible from coming from such a well-respected pedigree as Broken Social Scene, you had to wonder how'd she cope. Opening with the rumbling, hypnotic "When I Was A Young Girl" into the slinking, sleepy, sexy jaunt of "Secret Heart," a promising slow-burning start commenced. Instant joy and clapping ensued with "So Sorry" as Feist's warm, infectious wide smile beamed and spread throughout that duplicated later with the honky tonk blues skipper "That Girl." Unsurprisingly, as a singer-songwriter, the greatest power felt came from her solo outing "Anti-Pioneer" whose soul bled beautifully amidst its haunting bender construction as well as in her encore opener "Intuition" that unfurled within its sparse, plucking, walking self-whisperings. Finishing on the country twang-tinged "Let It Die," a relaxed Feist gave us one last flash of her disarming smile like an old friend parting ways. While Broken Social Scene's embracing, emotional set for CANADA WET back in May unfurled like a communal outpouring likened to an evangelical Polyphonic Spree spread, Feist's quiet gathering remained cozily contained. Her drinks, like a dependable, standard bartender, were solid each round, slowly easing you into a more and more relaxed state to guarantee responsible drinking. . |
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report by michael |
 mag files : Feist Mellow Post-Juno Transmissions In The East From The Great White North (05/09/21 @ Shibuya Club Quattro) : review by michael |
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The official site Feist http://www.listentofeist.com/ The latest album  "Let It Die" (US import / UK import / 国内盤 / / 国内限定盤) |
check the albums? |
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: Rachael Yamagata (31st Jan. @ Shibuya Club Quattro) |