FEIST Pleasure Interscope

Canadian singer-songwriter Feist has, by her account, gone through some low times since the release of her last album, Metals (2011).

So listeners won’t be surprised to find a deep seam of pain on her new record. But there is much to enjoy on Pleasure, a collection of songs that feels alternately delicate and raw.

The title track sets the tone, as Feist’s rich, resonant voice goes from a murmur to a shout against a crunchy guitar backdrop. Her diverse influences — folk, indie rock, jazz, metal and more — remain discernible, but the album has a pared-down feel. Many songs are built around her voice — quirky, ironic, delicate, arresting — and the sounds of a guitar being plucked, strummed or whacked.

There’s a sense of an artist keen to keep listeners off-balance. Feist worked on the album with her longtime collaborator Dominic “Mocky” Salole, but Pleasure feels very much her own.