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Look at What the Light Did Now

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Look at What the Light Did Now
Video and Live album by
Released7 December 2010 (Canada)
Recorded2007–2009
GenreAlternative rock
LabelArts & Crafts Productions
DirectorAnthony Seck
ProducerJannie McInnes, Anthony Seck, Chip Sutherland
Feist chronology
The Reminder
(2007)
Look at What the Light Did Now
(2010)
Metals
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
IndiewireB+[2]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[3]

Look at What the Light Did Now is a documentary/live album DVD/CD by Canadian indie pop artist Feist, first released in December 2010. The DVD comprises an 80-minute documentary directed by Anthony Seck, five music videos from 2007 album The Reminder, and a number of live performances recorded between 2007 and 2009, including covers of songs by artists such as Little River Band and Ron Sexsmith.

The set's accompanying CD features live tracks and solo piano takes of tracks from The Reminder, along with live covers of songs by artists such as The Kinks and Peggy Lee, and two studio recordings of a new song, Look at What the Light Did Now, written by Little Wings.

Prior to its December 2010 home video release, the documentary screened at number of international fall festivals, including the 2010 Raindance Film Festival in London, CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, and the Pop Montreal music festival in Quebec. Look at What the Light Did Now marks both Feist's first official documentary and first official live album.

Reception

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Look at What the Light Did Now received limited reviews upon release that were mostly positive. Music site Drowned in Sound gave the release 8/10, stating that it is "absolutely worth your time and attention," while at AllMusic, reviewer Andrew Leahey gave the release 3.5/5, commenting: "Feist sounds great throughout, with a quirky alto voice that, although imperfect, only seems to break at the right moments."

Meanwhile, film site Indiewire gave the film a B+ rating, stating that it was not a typical rock documentary. Reviewer Kimber Myers said it "sets itself apart with an aesthetic that veers between art film and hipster craft fair, a tone that perfectly matches Feist’s own music, itself a mixture of polished and smartly produced tracks and earthy, quirky additions".

Accolades

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Look at What the Light Did Now won the 'DVD of the Year' prize at the 2012 Juno Awards in Canada,[4] and was nominated for the Sound & Vision Award at CPH:DOX in Denmark.[5]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America
15 May 2007 Victoria Canada Royal Theatre
16 May 2007 Vancouver Orpheum Theatre
18 May 2007 Edmonton Winspear Centre
19 May 2007 Calgary Jubilee Auditorium
22 May 2007 Regina Conexus Arts Centre
23 May 2007 Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre
25 May 2007 Toronto Massey Hall
26 May 2007
31 May 2007 Ottawa Bronson Centre
1 June 2007 Montreal Olympia Theatre
2 June 2007 Quebec Imperial Theatre
8 June 2007 Northampton United States Calvin Theatre
9 June 2007 Boston Berklee Performance Center
11 June 2007 New York Town Hall
12 June 2007
13 June 2007 Washington DC 9:30 Club
14 June 2007 Greensboro Carolina Theater
15 June 2007 Atlanta Variety Playhouse
17 June 2007 Manchester Bonnaroo
19 June 2007 Chicago Vic Theatre
20 June 2007 Minneapolis Pantages Theatre
22 June 2007 Boulder Boulder Theater
24 June 2007 Seattle Moore Theatre
25 June 2007 Portland Crystal Ballroom
26 June 2007 San Francisco The Fillmore
27 June 2007
29 June 2007 Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
Europe
17 July 2007 Portsmouth United Kingdom Wedgewood Rooms
19 July 2007 Manchester Academy 3
22 July 2007 Birmingham Birmingham Glee Club
24 July 2007 London La Scala
North America Leg 2
26 August 2007 New York United States Beacon Theatre
7 September 2007 Buffalo Albright-Knox Museum
8 September 2007 Montreal Canada Oshega Festival
9 September 2007 Burlington Flynn Theatre
11 September 2007 Baltimore Ram's Head Live
12 September 2007 Philadelphia Tower Theatre

Track listing

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Disc one (DVD)

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Feature Length Documentary

  • Look at What the Light Did Now directed by Anthony Seck

Music videos

Live Performances from The Reminder Tour 2007-2009

Disc two (CD)

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  1. Look at What the Light Did Now (Solo) – 3:59
  2. Limit To Your Love (Live) – 5:22
  3. When I Was a Young Girl (Live) – 4:55
  4. My Moon My Man (Live at the Cameron House, 29 October 2008) – 3:41
  5. Secret Heart (Live Ron Sexsmith cover) – 4:40
  6. Strangers (Live at the Cameron House, 29 October 2008, The Kinks cover) – 2:34
  7. So Sorry (Live) – 3:46
  8. Where Can I Go Without You? (Live in Paris 2007, Peggy Lee cover) – 3:37
  9. Intuition (Chilly Gonzales solo) – 4:33
  10. The Water (Chilly Gonzales solo) – 7:04
  11. Sea Lion Woman (Chilly Gonzales solo) – 3:35
  12. 1234 (Chilly Gonzales solo) – 6:39
  13. Look at What the Light Did Now (Duet with Little Wings) – 4:09

Tracks 9-12: Chilly Gonzales Original Score - Songs from The Reminder improvised and performed on solo piano.

Total running time: 58:43

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Kimber Myers (15 November 2010). "Review: Feist Documentary Look At What The Light Did Now Is An Arty Exploration". Indiewire. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "DVD Review: Feist - Look at What the Light Did Now". Drowned in Sound. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Feist, Sheepdogs win two Juno Awards each at Saturday dinner gala". Toronto: The Globe and Mail. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ IMDb: Look at What the Light Did Now, 3 October 2010, retrieved 6 April 2017
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