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Barely breathing
Sia must be eager to distance herself from “Breathe Me,” the wounded piano meditation made famous by Six Feet Under. Though a far cry from her mid-tempo Muzak of 2008, fifth studio LP We Are Born is as mild-tempered as most ‘90s Top 40 pop, lacking the sexual innuendo and oomph of her label Jive Records’ past luminaries. Too-brief forays into disco (“You’ve Changed”) and pop rock (“Bring Night” and “Stop Trying”) would have benefited from collaborators other than Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi and The Bird and the Bee’s Greg Kurstin; “Clap Your Hands” is a tamer version of any given Rapture track, and “Hurting Me Now” sounds like a Lily Allen B-side. Sia’s ostensible rebirth falls apart once We Are Born detours to bleak balladry with “I’m In Here,” a pale imitation of her big claim to fame.
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are you deaf? this is her most fun and colorful album to date. I like how it's a complete change of her previous work, it feels like a breath of fresh air and it's instantly catchy! it's on my ipod constantly. I'd say 9 out of 10.
I agree with Roel - I've loved Sia since her Zero 7 days and even if this is a departure from her previous style that most people came to love, it doesn't warrant as low as rating as was given. Since when was the lack of sexual innuendo a bad thing? Aren't there enough popstars out there that already take this to the extreme? Either way I'm more happy to support an artist that can actually perform her material live (and make it sound even better!)