Feist – Let It Die

Let It Die is the second solo album from Leslie Feist, known professionally by her surname and who had previously performed with Broken Social Scene, hHead, Peaches, and others. It sold over 100,000 copies in Canada, earned Juno awards in 2005 for Best Alternative Album and Best New Artist, is ranked 43rd in Bob Mersereau's The Top 100 Canadian Albums and 16th in CBC Radio's list of the 100 Greatest Canadian Albums, and was well received by the critics:

• AllMusic gave it 4.5 stars out of 5
• Robert Christgau gave it a one star honourable mention, calling special attention to "Inside and Out" and "Mushaboom"
• Pitchfork rated it an 8.1 out of 10
• Rolling Stone gave it 4 stars out of 5

"Mushaboom," "One Evening," "Inside and Out" and "Secret Heart" were all released as singles. The disc received quite a lot of play at our house and in our mini van, but has since disappeared, presumably claimed by one of the girls, along with The Reminder.

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Track Listing

1. "Gatekeeper" (Feist, Gonzales) – 2:16
2. "Mushaboom" (Feist) – 3:44
3. "Let It Die" (Feist) – 2:55
4. "One Evening" (Feist) – 3:36
5. "Leisure Suite" (Feist, Gonzales) – 4:07
6. "L'amour ne dure pas toujours" (Françoise Hardy) – 3:16
7. "Lonely Lonely" (Tony Scherr, Feist) – 4:10
8. "When I Was a Young Girl" (traditional, inspired by Texas Gladden) – 3:08
9. "Secret Heart" (Ron Sexsmith) – 3:49
10. "Inside and Out" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 4:17
11. "Now at Last" (Bob Haymes) – 3:16

Personnel

• Feist – guitar, vocals
• Gonzales – piano, various instruments
• Julien Chirol – trombone
• Frédéric Coudere – saxophone

• Feist – The Reminder (album)
• Feist – Secret Heart (song)