Geologist Daniel Smith on the new Feist album Metals

Feist wants Metals to reflect the earth's "raw, dormant ore" and it has an earthy, laid-back feel but "raw, dormant ore" isn't at all laid backCanadian singer-songwriter Feist wants Metals, her latest album, to reflect the earth's "raw, dormant ore" rather than the highly engineered steel that goes into skyscrapers. She has done that pretty well: driven by acoustic guitars and vocals, her music has an earthy, laid-back feel.The trouble is that "raw, dormant ore" isn't at all laid back, and neith...

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