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Feist Wins Shortlist Music Prize
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Just one day after we tell you about her tour (announcement below), Canadian singer Feist wins the Seventh Annual Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Reminder. Feist is the second female artist to win the prize, following Cat Power who won the award last year. Feist was chosen by a panel of five Listmakers: recording artists Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) and Ronnie Vannucci (the Killers), journalist Rev. Moose (CMJ), radio DJ Chris Douridas (KCRW) and the hosts of Hunnypot Internet Radio.
In a statement, Listmaker Gary Lightbody called The Reminder "the album of the year for 2007 or any year I can think of: it's modern and classic all at once. There are so many kinds of beauty in this record."
Feist is the first Canadian winner of the Shortlist Music Prize, joining Irish singer Damien Rice and Icelandic band Sigur Ros as Shortlist winners who hail from outside the U.S. Previous winners also include American artists Sufjan Stevens, N*E*R*D and TV on the Radio.
The remaining nine finalists for this year's award were Arcade Fire, Burial, Justice, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., Spoon, Stars, Wilco and Working for a Nuclear Free City. The finalists were selected from the initial Long List of 54 nominated albums.
Feist Sets Spring American Tour
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There's a strong argument to be made that Feist won 2007. From indie darling to iPod commercials, Grammy nods and even a hot slot at this Weekend's Grammy telecast, Leslie is now a bonafide star. And get this, she's even going to sing at the 2010 Winter Olympics where she will join Ron Sexsmith, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and other noteworthy Canadians at the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad Countdown Concert.
But long before ski jumps back home, Feist will sandwich a U.S. tour in-between her Australian and European dates. Catch her while you can.
Feist Tour Dates
02/12/08 Tue Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, BC
02/23/08 Sat Fowlers Live Adelaide, AU
02/24/08 Sun Caledonian Lane Melbourne, AU
02/27/08 Wed Perth International Arts Festival Perth, AU
02/29/08 Fri The Metro Sydney, AU
03/01/08 Sat The Zoo Brisbane, AU
03/02/08 Sun Reiby Place Sydney, AU
04/10/08 Thu The Fillmore Detroit (State Theatre) Detroit, MI
04/11/08 Fri Indiana University Bloomington, IN
04/12/08 Sat The Pageant St. Louis, MO
04/14/08 Mon Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
04/15/08 Tue Stubb's BBQ Austin, TX
04/16/08 Wed Palladium Ballroom/Loft Dallas, TX
04/18/08 Fri The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
04/19/08 Sat Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
04/20/08 Sun Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville, NC
04/22/08 Tue Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium Athens, OH
04/23/08 Wed Palace Theatre Canton, OH
04/25/08 Fri Smith College Northampton, MA
04/26/08 Sat Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville, VA
04/27/08 Sun The Academy of Music Philadelphia, PA
04/29/08 Tue Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY
04/30/08 Wed Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY
05/13/08 Tue Sony Centre (formerly Hummingbird Centre) Toronto, ON
05/20/08 Tue Queens Hall Edinburgh, UK
05/21/08 Wed Royal Albert Hall London, UK
05/22/08 Thu Palace Theatre Manchester, UK
05/24/08 Sat The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL
05/25/08 Sun Aeronef Lille, FRA
05/27/08 Tue Magazzini Generali Milan, ITA
05/28/08 Wed Piper Club Rome, ITA
06/01/08 Sun Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt, GER
06/03/08 Tue Grand Rex Paris, FRA
06/04/08 Wed Grand Rex Paris, FRA
06/05/08 Thu Transbordeur Lyon, FRA
06/07/08 Sat Apolo Barcelona, SPA
06/08/08 Sun Heineken Madrid, SPA
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