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Singer Leslie Feist began her career in music as a teenager punk rock player in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In her twenties, after relocating to Toronto, Feist broke free from her roles of indie rock guitarist and performance artist sidekick and went on to have a top 30 pop record in France. By the time Feist released her second album, Let It Die, the international press began catching on to her gifts. Canada's national entertainment magazine Exclaim boasted of her matured sound: "The self-assured stage presence, the laissezfaire good looks, and that unbelievable voice all make Feist seem larger than life …"
Her debut record, released under the moniker of only her last name, Monarch (Lay Down Your Jeweled Head), came out while she was on the road, and when she returned, she began to book solo shows in Toronto. The video for the album's coy and catchy song "It's Cool To Love Your Family" got moderate airplay on MuchMusic, Canada's music video channel. Monarch was a bouncy pop affair with help from some of Toronto's best independent musicians.
Feist's sophomore album Let It Die was released in May of 2004. Let it Die quickly earned Feist the best praise of her career. Toronto's Now magazine described her new sound as: "A mix of smoky Euro cabaret jazz, saloon piano, Latin shuffle and sultry blue-eyed soul that shows off the power of Feist's new found vocal restraint."
While Feist's profile was increasing in Canada and Europe, little was heard of her in the States until she struck a deal with a new Interscope imprint called Cherry Tree. Let It Die saw its American debut in May of 2005. A different picture graced the record cover in the States; a close up polaroid of Feist and a former lover, it was an apt snapshot of the album's emotional context. High-profile magazines like Entertainment Weekly and Spin quickly jumped on the Feist festivities. "To say Feist's voice is sultry would be an understatement: her alto is packed with layers of sensitivity and sensuality, and each song off of Let It Die shows a slightly different face of her emotional range," Spin wrote. To jumpstart her introduction to the United States as a solo artist, Feist toured in the spring of 2005 with British Sea Power and in the fall of 2005 with the Great Lake Swimmers.’
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