Record Tuesday: Feist Edition

Today I made a decision & that decision was to start a little something called Record Tuesdays!!!! What is a Record Tuesday you so kindlyask?!? Well… It is the wonderful day of the week where I get to tell all you lovely people about the music that I love listening too! It could be my new favorite band, my current jam, a new record release, or a classic that crept it’s way back into my playlist. I have such a huge passion for music. It is one of my most favorite things in the universe…. and let me tell you… the universe is never ending. 

I thought I would start this off with one of my favorite musicians of all time. This woman has the most unique voice, she creates the most intriguing melodies, and her music is so raw that you feel it inside your bones. I know. She is that good. This woman’s name is Leslie Feist.

Have you never heard of Feist before?! Well then you must recognize this…

1234 from Feist’s album The Reminder. This song was on an iPod commercial which plucked Feist from obscurity. I remember when that commercial was on air. I was sitting in my English class one day and my teacher asked the class if any one knew the singer in the ipod commercial, and sang the song. I politely raised my hand and stated… “Her name is Feist… Leslie Feist.” (I totally took the Bond approach.) I then smiled at the thought that my shy little self, who pretty much had nothing in common with anyone in any of my classes, was now that person who still didn’t have anything in common with anyone in my class, but was now somewhat cool for listening to something besides Beyonce or whatever. Try going to a school where 90% of the people only enjoy mainstream everything. Can we please get a little variety up in here?! Anyways…

I seriously thought that Feist had set the bar awfully high with her first two albums and when I heard she was coming out with a third I was extremely worried that it would not measure up. Boywas I wrong. I preordered Metals and seriously was counting down the days until it would come. When it did I put it in turned the volume way up, turned out the lights, and layed on the couch and just listened. It was magical.

I wondered why it took her so long to put out another album, so I did a little research… This is what I discovered:

 I read an article about her hiatus from music. The woman seriously did not touch her guitar for a year! What amazes me about that is that after a year away from music she comes back and creates this record that is just so well made, and has such soul, and power. I also read that once she got all the attention and fame from 1234 she kinda felt like she was just going through the motions. She needed to step away from it to find her passion again.

I think she found that passion because you cannot listen to Metals without hearing her heart and soul. One thing I love about Feist is that she is not in it for the fame, she wants success, but not fame. I always feel that musicians loose the passion when their goal is fame. 

These are my favorite songs on the record… (but to be clear.. pretty much all of my songs are my favorite…)

How Come You Never Go There.

Graveyard.

& 

Comfort Me. 

I give this album an A+! I highly suggest investing in this album.

Carli

*These are my opinions & I do not expect anyone to agree with me.*

Unbelievable

I’ve been extremely busy lately. Always out doing something. Enjoying the social life that I now have. Trying new things. Here are some things I’ve discovered about myself in the last week and two days that I’ve been here. 1. I can handle cold weather. I actually like the snow when its not on the roads and falling out of the sky. 2. I hate air matresses. Especially those that deflate in the night. This has been my problem since I’ve been here. I havnt slept on a real bed for a long time. 3. Mountains. I love them. No matter where you are you can see them. There is no place that has a bad view. Unlike corpus where you only have a view when by the water. 4. I like it here.

I like the change. I like meeting new people. I’ve never been the new person before. It is interesting.

I would like to recap an experience I had last night… So Courtney and I went to a Rooney concert last night and it was amazing. But at the end the guitarist Taylor and the drummer Ned crowd surfed. And it has been one of my dreams to participate in a crowd surf. My dream came true. :-) Taylor went right over Courtney and she freaked out and huddled down because she was afraid. I participated in holding the guy up. Great moment. One of the many great concert experiences I’ve had… Cons to concerts: They contribute to my hearing loss that I believe to be occuring in my ears. I still have a ringing in my ears. But I am sure it was worth it. Another con is the fact that your in extremely close proximity to smelly people. And to generally annoying girls with weird Curela Devil hair. I believe I mispelt that name. Today was a great day. Jamming with friends, watching movies, having interesting conversations, and laughing hysterically at things that really shouldn’t be funny. Hands down I have the best friends in the world.

So far my Utah experience has been amazing. This is something that I really needed. Its not easy and I don’t expect it to get easier. If anything more difficult. but isn’t that what lifes about? Carli