22 March 2007

Sia - Little Black Sandals

I am puzzled by Sia. I enjoy Zero 7 for the most part, but seeing her live was a sore disappointment: the songs sounded pretty much the same as on the CD, and a bloody annoying stage manner meant that I should've just stayed home and listened to Healing Is Difficult. (Her website, unfortunately, is as annoying as her stage manner, with far too much space wasted on big graphics and tiny, tiny frames with frustrating scrolling mechanisms.)

So she's got a new live CD coming out, Lady Croissant, and the nice people over at Astralwerks have sent out a demo from the recording sessions, Little Black Sandals--and even after listening to it for an hour, I can't tell: do I like it? Her vocal style starts out in a creaky tone that's supposed to be heartfelt, I think, but is mostly just creaky. After that, though, it smooths out and takes on the a more familiar chillout flow, although there is the occasional excessive vocal flourish. So I like it, but not the beginning?

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Anonymous said...

re: Sia, yah I feel the same way. I have some mp3's of a recent live LA radio session. I like her passion, and it breaks through some of Zero 7's sometimes too-chilly/borderline-comatose vibe, HOWEVER in this recording I can barely make out half the lyrics to "Distractions". That's a shame, because if she just e-fricking-nuciated the whispery verses and took the chorus down from the proverbial "11" of melisma(?), I'd reaaallly feel the song.

Btw, Sophie Barker sang "Waiting Line" for Zero 7.

Anonymous said...

you really don't have any literal grasp on the talent she offers to the musical world. I think Britney Spears might be more down your alley, or maybe Lindsey Lohan?

AFE said...

Ooh wee, some 13 year olds out there can't seem to control their growing pains...!

I agree with you. The amazing voice she has seems a little wasted on some of the self-consciously edgy lyrics she comes up with, especially when at times the musicality of her songs have suffered.

I have been a bit more impressed with what I'm hearing from Some People Have Real Problems, though. It's looking more like she has the voice, the lyrics AND finally the hooks. :)

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