9. FeistThe Reminder

I think I was a toddler when this album came out. My mom had it on CD and we would play it in the car. I heard ‘1234’, I think it was in an iPod commercial. She was already fairly well known – I was so young I didn’t know her past stuff, that was the thing that got me into her. Also knowing that she was Canadian was such an exciting thing too. When I was really young, I thought all the cool movies and the coolest TV and the best music came from America or the British invasion stuff. I didn’t associate Canada with music. Now, obviously, I know that some of the best musicians ever came from Canada, but at the time, I didn’t. This was a very exciting thing to be young and know that this person making music is from where I’m from. 

There’s something very triumphant about this album. There’s something very sweet and feel good about it, but it also makes you feel empowered. Every time I listen to this album, I feel like I’ve won something, like you’re being rewarded by listening to it. I always found that to be really striking. Even though I make fairly different music to Feist, I want people to feel that same feeling when they’re listening to my music – this fun, triumphant, grand thing, even though it’s just a fun rock song.