Good Morning Bird, Good Nightingale

On Sunday night I was on a bus driving back to the city from a weekend up in Parry Sound and as I was heading into the city, the lights beginning to surround me, Caught a Long Wind by Feist came on my iPod. It sort of caught me off guard just how good the sound of the song expressed how I always feel when I am on the bus late at night. It was such great moment; I love it when music surprises me.

Caught a Long Wind has a sort of ethereal quality to it; the way starts quietly with a little hum and acoustic guitar. The guitar plays really nicely with a piano, both moving forward with a steady pace. The instrumentation in this song it so great, there are very few instruments, used in a very specific way, that create such an interesting soundscape. I have always loved Feist’s voice, although I do wish that she would enunciate better, and this song really showcases what she can do vocally. The Lyrics are also pretty cool. The first thing that I ever really noticed about this song, lyrically, was when she sang “Little Chick-a-Dee”. It caught my attention, and then I noticed that she used more birds in the lyrics and I ended up loving it.

Metals is such a great album and I could have picked any number of songs to write about, and I probably will write about them in the future, but I really love Caught a Long Wind. I have been a kind of fan of Feist for a while now but Metals is the album that really solidified my love of her, if you haven’t heard it yet please buy it, you’ll love it!

Check out Caught a Long Wind by Feist of off Metals.