Instead the song – one Feist likens to “an avalanche” – builds from a raw drum beat that evokes horseback journeys through the West into a string orchestral sweep, a subtle promise of the crescendos to come later throughout the record. It’s a bold album opener that signals, “I’m back” without a hint of ego. “The Bad In Each Other” is the perfect opener to the album, a blasting beginning that signals a change from the gentler starts of her previous albums. It’s been a four year hiatus for Feist, but it seems an apt place to pick up where she left off. Orchestral grandeur and tales of climbing mountains set the standard for a work that seems constantly connected to the outside world. It is mature and controlled, like a wise shoulder shrug that points at the power and beauty of nature as a reason to never get bogged down in the small details of life, particularly inevitable break-ups. It’s a record that feels personal while remaining universal and matter of fact, and one that displays strong emotions without a hint of angst.
For Canadian singer-songwriter Leslie Feist, “Metals” is a record that chronicles life’s journeys.
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