Metals is deliberate and sobering as anything Leslie Feist has ever released. The bright, twee, bubblegum sound of "1234" and "I feel it all" has mostly evaporated leaving behind the remaining quiet melancholia that makes up the other part of Feist's overall sound. A very necessary experiment for Feist.
The brightest track on the record is "How Come You Never Go There" and even that is weighted down by a degree of heaviness and slowness. "When the circle married the line" is also bright compared to most of the other work on Metal but with no indie tropes, only booming orchestral accompaniment.
Metal's most chilling and powerful track is "Caught a Long Wind". It's understated but not underwhelming.
Grade: A
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