Best of 2011 - Tracks, 26-50.

26. Friend Crush by Friends

27. The Look by Metronomy

28. The Wilhelm Scream by James Blake

29. Harsh Realm by Widowspeak

30. Jerome by Lykke Li

31. Good Intent by Kimbra

32. Original Don by Major Lazer & The Partysquad

33. Que Que (Feat. Maluca) by Dillon Francis & Diplo

34. Nightlight by Little Dragon

35. The Bad In Each Other by Feist

36. Take Care (ft. Rihanna) by Drake

37. Changed My Mind by e-dubble

38. Vanessa by Grimes

39. Art of almost by Wilco

40. Fun girl by Jessica 6

41. Two against one (feat. Jack White) by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi

42. Strangeness And Charm by Florence and the Machine

43. Lotus Flower by Radiohead

44. Rock With You by Dominique Young Unique

45. Bad as me by Tom Waits

46. I don’t know what to do with this information by Jens Lekman

47. Lovers Lane by Hunx & His Punx

48. Dinner by Blood Orange

49. Bay of Pigs (Detail) by Destroyer

50. Someone Like You by Adele

twentyfourbit:

Feist ft. Ed Droste: “Cicadas & Gulls”

Leslie Feist turned in the latest in her growing run of Grizzly Bear team-ups (“Service Bell,” “My Moon My Man” remix, a live Wilco collaboration, etc.) for last month’s Glenn Gould Studio set to commemorate the CBC’s 75th anniversary: a duet version of hushed Metals cut “Cicadas & Gulls” with Ed Droste. Pro-shot videos from the performance have previously surfaced, and now the CBC have shared streaming audio from the full concert, including the gorgeous aforementioned take. Hear it (via LBYB / Grizzly Bear Galore) above.

Mmm mmm.

14. Mushaboom - Feist (Let it die, 2005)

I’ll plagiarize my own writing on Feist (you care, of course):

While mindlessly watching MuchMusic’s Wedge (new indie music gathering) one night some time ago, I came upon what looked like a home-made video of this woman in some woods - you know, one of those low budget videos done with ‘artistic’ intentions? I couldn’t help admiring the spring-like quality of her voice, and how lovely her observations of a simple life were (‘I got a man to stick it out / And make a home from a rented house / And we’ll collect the moments one by one / I guess that’s how the future’s done’). I jotted down her name and the song for later, um, acquisition. Soon after, I bought Feist’s Let it die and listened to the record for days and days, wondering when she’d hit it big. Because, the voice? She sings with simplicity and conviction, while infusing her music with the creamier, lighter side of life, without ever getting too sugary. I doubt there’s anyone else who can do lilac pop justice, and with as much songs craft and zeal like her.

{My 50 ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FEMALE VOCALISTS list continues (tagged Female Vocalists)! The criteria are simple: they are female of the species, I love their voice, and they have attempted to sing in English at one point in their career. The present list is focused mostly on the quality/uniqueness of their tone (voice box), and their ability to emote the hell out of the songs.}

Best of 2010 .::. 50 refixes/covers | 20 Covers

01. Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith; Platinum Blonde cover) – Crystal Castles

02. Limit To Your Love (Feist cover) – James Blake           

03. Time To Pretend (MGMT cover) – Jónsi            

04. No One’s Gonna Love You (Band of Horses cover) – Cee Lo Green

05. Crystalised (The xx Cover; BBC Radio 1 - Live Lounge) – Gorillaz           

06. I Go To Sleep (Ray Davies cover) – Anika           

07. Mercy Street (Peter Gabriel cover) – Fever Ray           

08. Anyone’s Ghost (The National Cover) – Silver Swans

09. Never tear us apart (feat. St. Vincent & Liars; INXS cover) – Beck           

10. Hot Like Fire (Aaliyah cover) – The xx           

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11. Idioteque (Radiohead cover) – Amanda Palmer           

12. Pursuit Of Happiness (KiD CuDi Cover) – Lissie           

13. My Body Is A Cage (Arcade Fire cover) – Peter Gabriel           

14. Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart (Alicia Keys cover) – Robyn           

15. Halo (Beyonce cover) – ceo

16. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve; Buzzcocks cover) – Noisettes          

17. Confide in me (Kylie Minogue cover) – HURTS

18. Kids (MGMT Cover; Live Lounge) – B.o.B   

19. 99 Problems (Jay Z Cover) – Hugo

20. Georgia (Cee Lo Green cover) – Band of Horses

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1234 - Feist, the muppets counting version

Haha chicken back from the shore? Aw, cute? Made me wish I grew up on Muppets?