|
All our MP3 downloads are fully compatible with iPods, iPhones, Android devices and other popular digital music players. Once you've made your purchase, your music will be automatically added to your iTunes or Windows Media Player library via our downloader app. Try it out for nothing with our selection of free tracks or learn more. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
view the MP3 Album.
|
Product Description
Review
Sia is a woman in demand. Since releasing her solo debut OnlySee in 1997, the Australian singer-songwriter (full name Sia Furler) has become as renowned for her covers and collaborations as for her studio output. She has contributed extensive vocals for UK ambient electronic duo Zero 7, performed a duet of You’re the One that I Want with Beck, sung backing vocals for Flight of the Conchords and even co-wrote tracks for the latest Christina Aguilera album.
While her solo material on records like 2004’s Colour the Small One and 2008’s Some People Have Real Problems shares anti-folk qualities with the likes of Regina Spektor and Feist, new album We Are Born propels Sia into a new arena of polished dance-pop shared by the likes of Ke$ha, Little Boots and (whisper it) Lady Gaga. The plaintive piano lines and tremulous murmured vocals have been thrown to the four winds in favour of a brash, fun-loving disco aesthetic, with all the associated benefits and disappointments.
The downsides are obvious. Fans who have connected with the autobiographical vulnerability of Sia’s earlier recordings will likely be sorely disappointed. Tracks like Bring Night, You’ve Changed and single Clap Your Hands are undeniably air-headed when weighed against past songs like Breathe Me and Soon We’ll Be Found. Greg Kurstin’s candied production gives the songs a satisfying bottom end but often buries Sia’s gorgeous voice – her chief asset – under a collapsing wall of sound.
Accusations of cynical trend-chasing should be stowed, however. Sia is clearly a songwriter with a growing fascination for the sparkling pop song, and We Are Born shows she has a knack for it. The album throws soaring choruses (Cloud, Stop Trying) and danceable guitar lines (some of which come courtesy of guest guitarist Nick Valensi of The Strokes) at the listener with such breathless frequency that it’s impossible to avoid giving in to the album’s finest moments. We Are Born’s set also ends strongly with a cover of Madonna’s Oh Father, which converts a somewhat overwrought power ballad into a more intimate portrait.
There’s definitely a place for We Are Born in our post-Gaga pop landscape. The album’s accessible tunes might not stand up to in-depth analysis, but they stand a good chance of lighting up cheesy club nights everywhere.
--Chris LoFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off Amazon in a new window
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Sparkling Rebirth,
By
This review is from: We Are Born (Audio CD)
Sia Furler is a very special singer, songwriter and performer.Her penchent for dressing up in luminous stage outfits lives on in the wonderfully quirky cover art of her splendid new album 'We Are Born'. Her 2008 release 'Some People Have Real Problems' remains a firm favorite in The Wolf Cave (Mrs Wolf is an especially big fan!) and gets an airing at least once a week. The project contains thirteen new tracks and is perhaps her most immediately accessible work to have appeared in the listening world so-far. The sunny pop ambience which producer Greg Kurstin weaves in and around the polished melodies suits her well, which in no way implies that there has been a diminuition in Ms Furler's wonderfully left-of-centre presence, or her capacity to light up the sky with her distinctively soulful warble. A voice in a million! (Listen to 'Be Good To Me' for immediate elucidation of her peerless ability to communicate the heart and spirit of a fine song). Cheerleader territory is not more than the length of a football pitch away with the infectious handclaps and "Wo Wo Wo" vocal intrusions of 'Bring Night'. The spirit of the eighties is alive and well in songs like 'Clap Your Hands', 'Hurting Me Now' and 'The Co-Dependent', all cracking tunes which Ms Furler brings to life with perky and quirky aplomb. Madonna gets a nod and a wink with our heroine's nifty cover of 'Oh Father' from the 1989 album 'Like A Prayer'. It is a terrific interpretation of a truly splendid composition, sung with real feeling. My money's on 'I'm In Here', however, as the album's emotional axis. Co-written with Samuel Dixon it holds one of the loveliest and strongest vocal performances of her recording career. Simply beautiful. 'We Are Born' is packed full of elusive treasures as well as bucket loads of mainstream appeal. Ms Furler is a unique artist who fully deserves both our affection and applause. Highly Recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful album,
This review is from: We Are Born (Audio CD)
My husband and I are always amazed that Sia isn't more widely known. She has a terrific voice, very unique. We first heard her on Zero 7's album "The Garden" and she's a vocalist on Hed Kandi tracks too. This album is really sunny, upbeat, easy to sing along to and great to play in the car on a long journey. We love it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most catchy album ever!,
By
This review is from: We Are Born (Audio CD)
Bought this after discovering Sia on the Twilight soundtrack album, with her song "My Love" and looked into her other albums. As this album is so great I've since purchased her second "Some people have real problems" and have also got the song "Breathe me" from her first album. My favourite songs are "Bring Night", "Big girl, little girl" and "I'm in here". Sia's voice is so incredible and unique. These tunes are so catchy, they stick in your head for ages. I really want her to come to the UK! Keep bringing us great music, Sia!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews |
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
