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January 17, 2009

New Feist & Ben Gibbard - "Train Song"

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Feist has won all sorts of awards for teaching math to the less fortunate, but her charity doesn't stop there. The angelic indie folk star also donated a new recording to Dark Was The Night, a comp from HIV/AIDS awareness organization Red Hot. (Check the insane tracklist.) On this cover of Alasdair Clayre's "Train Song," Feist is joined by Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard, another guy who no one would fault for laying low this winter. Vashti Bunyan's version from 1966 is gorgeous so check that out after streaming Leslie & Ben's take at MySpace. It'll only be streaming for a day! Dark Was The Night is out 2/17 via 4AD.

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Great tune.

Posted by: Benjfier profile link at 01/17/09 3:22 PM  | Reply
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Good track. Can't wait to get my hands on this album.

Posted by: Andrew at 01/17/09 3:25 PM  | Reply
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Zooey's pissed.

Posted by: william at 01/17/09 5:35 PM  | Reply
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Goldstein can have Katie Holmes. There is nothing I would not eat out of Feist's anus.

Posted by: guerillafart profile link at 01/17/09 6:03 PM  | Reply
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sick dude

Posted by: norovirus profile link  in reply to guerillafart's comment at 01/17/09 10:59 PM  | Reply
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Who knew Ben could get away with a duet? I loved that song plenty.

Posted by: Dainon at 01/17/09 7:34 PM  | Reply
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Ben Gibbard is a human Hamster. NO! He IS HAMTARO! http://presse.telemuenchen.de/presse/ctm/images/hamtaro_02.jpg

Posted by: lordofendsville profile link at 01/17/09 8:17 PM  | Reply
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Hamtaro? I can kind of see that. But I really think he looks like the turtle in Mario Kart. (Lakitu)
http://themushroomkingdom.net/images/mk64lakitu.jpg
http://www.mariowiki.com/Lakitu

Posted by: alltheumbrellas profile link  in reply to lordofendsville's comment at 01/17/09 9:20 PM  | Reply
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Feist is very cute...that's actually one of the reason's I like her music.

Posted by: Mr_Blue_Angel_Dood profile link at 01/17/09 8:18 PM  | Reply
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I'm excited to hear the one from The National

Posted by: mellamodora at 01/17/09 8:21 PM  | Reply
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That'll be available Tuesday. I can't wait to hear that too. Bon Iver's song is up tomorrow, then Grizzly Bear on Monday. Wow, those should both be amazing. (Well, this whole compilation will probably be amazing.)

Posted by: adam  in reply to mellamodora's comment at 01/17/09 8:50 PM  | Reply
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she is so effing hot

Posted by: norovirus profile link at 01/17/09 11:01 PM  | Reply
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Oh Jesus, here we go with the fucking charity benefit albums again. What is this, 1988? Somebody stop this embarrassing cheesiness before Bon Jovi does a duet with Annie Lennox.

Posted by: Nope at 01/18/09 2:27 AM  | Reply
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Yeah man helping people is lame. AIDS was really only for the 80's any ways. Is it even still around.?


Posted by: austinjedwards profile link  in reply to Nope's comment at 01/18/09 4:47 AM  | Reply
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BEN GIBBARD HAS A PLAN.
To have sex with all of stereogum's indie rock girls of the year.

Posted by: Eпик Банана at 01/18/09 5:53 AM  | Reply
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im sorry but feist is a horse..lovely voice though

Posted by: merculus at 01/18/09 9:49 AM  | Reply
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I'd run train (song) on Feist.

Posted by: mikey at 01/18/09 10:43 AM  | Reply
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I surprisingly love this considering how neutral I feel about both artists.

Posted by: ooopie@yahoo.com at 01/18/09 4:13 PM  | Reply
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Gibbard's a sissy.

Posted by: Christi at 01/18/09 4:23 PM  | Reply
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WOAH! look at the neck on that bitch!

Posted by: Sexual Robotics profile link at 01/19/09 6:22 AM  | Reply
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As a rule, nobody should post while drunk.

Posted by: Sexual Robotics profile link  in reply to Sexual Robotics's comment at 01/19/09 4:37 PM  | Reply
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am i an idiot or just late to the party? i only see a grizzly bear tune on the page..

Posted by: david at 01/19/09 7:42 AM  | Reply
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Late to the party.

Posted by: glazzy profile link  in reply to david's comment at 01/19/09 8:31 PM  | Reply
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This is awesome. =D

Posted by: alltheumbrellas profile link at 01/19/09 9:49 PM  | Reply
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That's a very welcome collaboration. very nice.

Posted by: EddieMat profile link at 01/22/09 11:20 PM  | Reply
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