I was listening to the local "new rock" station last week. In between playing the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys, they played a song by Feist. The song really caught me off gaurd. First, because it didn't fit the format at all. Secondly, because it was an excellent song. I heard it one time, and still remembered the hook a week later.
So I found her MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/feist
Then, I bought her CD, "The Reminder." I really enjoyed it. The music can be sensitive at times, almost melancholy. The music doesn't fit a category, which I really enjoy. Sounds like Jazz, then folk, then rock, then pop. Yet, she pulls it all off with continuity (it isn't schizophrentic at all), and the songs are well constructed, and not typical. This is truly fresh music. I wish her all the best. She deserves to be a star.
Swan gives it: 8 out of 10 stars * * * * * * * *