Feist

I love it when I come across a musician that is new to me and instantly connect with their work. That happened to me last Friday when I came across Leslie Feist for the first time on Jools Holland's show.

Great voice, interesting songs and some intriguing musical instruments in the mix made for a stunning introduction. A far superior addition to the canon of female Canadian singers than Celine Dion I feel sure that this girl will go far.

She is up for 4 Grammy nominations this year, rounding off an excellent year for her that started snowballing after 1234 was used in an ad for the ipod nano. And any artist who cites PJ Harvey as a musical reference is going to get a good reception from me.

So thanks to those UK “YouTubers” (or whatever the term is) for posting the following clips (the last one was not broadcast on the night).

She started with My Moon, My Man and then played Sealion and for a bonus we get 1234.