First time on vinyl! Considerably more pop-oriented and uptempo than the chilly electronica that made her name, songs like "Buttons" and "Academia" (one of two songs featuring Beck on harmony vocals; the other, "Death by Chocolate," also features Jason Lee and Giovanni Ribisi) also seem designed to attract the audience that fell for Feist's "1234." It would be easy to condemn Sia for such a naked brass ring grab except for one somewhat surprising point: the change actually suits her. The newly varied arrangements, moods, and textures of this album, from the mournful piano-led cover of the Kinks' "I Go to Sleep" through the horn-based R&B swing of "Electric Bird" to the sarcastic bounce of "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine," make Some People Have Real Problems Sia's most engrossing and satisfying album yet.
A1 | Little Black Sandals |
A2 | Lentil |
A3 | Day Too Soon |
B1 | You Have Been Loved |
B2 | The Girl You Lost To Cocaine |
B3 | Academia |
B4 | I Go To Sleep |
C1 | Playground |
C2 | Death By Chocolate |
C3 | Soon We'll Be Found |
C4 | Electric Bird |
D1 | Beautiful Calm Driving |
D2 | Lullaby |
D3 | Buttons |