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<span lang="EN-GB">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
July 25<sup>th</sup>, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<img width="113" height="40" id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image001.png@01CC4AE9.D1EC2010" alt="Feist_%28Logo%29"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:20.0pt"><br>
Announces new album “METALS”</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:48.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">On <b>October 4<sup>th</sup></b>, <b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Feist</span></b> returns with her highly anticipated new album, <b><i>Metals</i>,</b> out on
<b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Cherrytree</span>/<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Interscope</span>.</b> It's the follow-up to her 2007 breakout <i><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Reminder</span></i>.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-GB">Recorded in Big Sur, California, Feist co-produced the album with longtime collaborators Chilly Gonzales and Mocky, as well as newcomer Valgeir Siguršsson (Bjork, Bonnie "Prince" Billy)<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><i>Metals</i></b> will mark Feist’s celebratory return to the world stage.
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<span lang="EN-GB">Like <i>The Reminde</i>r, this album is astoundingly intimate, yet often exuberant; rife with transcendent and unforgettable pop gems.
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The album will be teased with 12 unique vignettes, each hinting at a different element of this stunningly beautiful, sublime record. Fans can follow their release on
<b><a href="http://listentofeist.com/" target="_blank">listentofeist.com</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Watch two video previews for the album below. In the top video, watch Feist, Gonzales, Mocky, and Siguršsson at work on the album, and hear a snippet of new music.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
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More soon...<br>
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#3 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDEDkdwfWMo&" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDEDkdwfWMo&</a></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">#1
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98GTZobZ24&" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98GTZobZ24&</a><span style="color:navy"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><a href="http://www.listentofeist.com/" target="_blank">www.listentofeist.com</a> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/feist" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/feist</a> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/feist_music" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/feist_music</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.cherrytreerecords.com">www.cherrytreerecords.com</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Jennie Boddy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:jennie@pressherepublicity.com">jennie@pressherepublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D">212 246 2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">TO DOWNLOAD NEW AND CURRENT PHOTO (CREDIT MARY ROZZI)</span></b><b><span style="color:black">
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</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13438872/Feist%20Press%20Photos/Label%3APress/11006_FIEST_BW187003_A8-012%20RAW%20FAVE.tif" target="_blank">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13438872/Feist%20Press%20Photos/Label%3APress/11006_FIEST_BW187003_A8-012%20RAW%20FAVE.tif</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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