Sia

Back when Starbucks was doing their free-song-a-day giveaway, I picked up a song by Sia called "Day to Soon." I was really happy about scoring that song, because it's so fun. I still don't know what the song is about, but I love the sound. (Mmm . . . insidious subliminal messages.) Well, if Sia had me at "Day to Soon," I'm head over heels now. Not for the usual reasons necessarily: her album artwork is awesome! I saw the album at Starbucks (she's on the Hear Music label owned by Starbucks) and almost bought it on the spot. Instead I listened to the 30-second clips on iTunes, and then bought it.

The album is better than I hoped. There are several really fun songs, but I think one of my favorites is "Academia," a duet with Beck. It's nerdylicious! Her style is typically a solo high-octave throaty, sometimes black gospel vocalist sound. There was a pleasant surprise when my wife opened the CD while I was driving: the liner notes are mostly little two-sided cards with Mario Paint-style illustrations of the song titles. They're really great!

You can buy this album for some fun music, which I would recommend, but if nothing else, buy it to support great album art.