Almost a year later, we are still huge fans of Feist’s fine 2011 album, Metals.  Today Feist is back in the news with a Nowness- exclusive release of the video for her song, Anti-Pioneer.  Danish director Martin De Thurah shot the video in an old Mexico City building. “We had a window of opportunity to shoot something else, which never happens,” explained De Thurah to Nowness. “I had thought about making something very simple, complex and emotional with Leslie alone. I found the song very intimate, and wanted the video to reflect that.” We’ll take any excuse to watch and listen to Leslie Feist.  She’s one of the best extant.  The lyrics to Anti-Pioneer follow.

“Start with colors
they always get away with attitude
but they’ll try to convince you of your mood
and what you want they’ll give it to you
but it’s only therapy, that’s all they do

and for a year she was anti-pioneer
singing sappy songs
about what went wrong
two years before, but even now
when the false is true
when i call me you

When the flag changes colors
the language knows
when the month changes numbers
it’s time to go
when the flag changes colors
the language knows
when the month changes numbers
it’s time to go

anti-pioneer then
anti-pioneer then
anti-pioneer then
anti-pioneer then

And for a year she was anti-pioneer
they passed her off too late
to change her future’s fate
but even now when the false gets true
and living colors seem possible to you

When the flag changes colors
the language knows
when the month changes numbers
it’s time to go

When the flag changes colors
the language knows
when the month changes numbers
it’s time to go home”