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.}