Description
With her albums separated by anywhere from three to six years, it took a couple decades for Leslie Feist to establish that, while her songwriting tendencies show an affection for complex bossa progressions as well as breezy campfire folk, she never really repeats herself. The elegant Let It Die (2004) effortlessly mingled bossa nova, jazz-pop, folk, and rock; The Reminder (2007), while also diverse, is memorable for its jingle-like anthems; Metals (2011) took a moodier, atmospheric route; and the more assertive Pleasure (2017) seemed to relish being unsteady and unpredictable. Following in 2023, Multitudes changes approach again, finding Feist at easily her most direct and poignant to date on a set of songs developed during a run of intimate live shows performed in 2021 and 2022. The songs were inspired by major life events including adopting a baby, the death of her father, and the onset of a worldwide pandemic. In addition to its themes of life, love, and loss, Multitudes has an experimental bent that only amplifies its profundity alongside exquisite production. It was tracked in a custom-built home studio in Northern California just weeks before its release, with Feist, Blake Mills, and Mike Mills handling production.
*We were incredibly lucky to host an instore by FEIST on her very first Oz tour!
