The first single to be dropped from Feist’s new album, Metals, is an understated, reclusive, yet ultimately inspiring little number.
It all centers around a simple question, “How come you never go there?” and in truth it’s all the song needs. Feist’s simple yet elegant voice inspires so much back-story, so much human longing, that any lavish production would ultimately seem unnecessary. The tune plods along to a steady beat, at times it flourishes with hope; broken and brittle guitar interludes almost foolishly reach past this broken romance. But, as these stories so often conclude, the questions are left unanswered; it’s a stark simple and ultimately bold return to form.
Metals is released on October 4 on Cherrytree/Interscope in the U.S., October 3 in the UK via Polydor and October 4 in Canada via Arts&Crafts.