SOUND CHECK.SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor : ``Colour the Small One'' (Astralwerks) - Two stars Don't spin this album while operating anything bigger than a can opener. Here's why - Australian singer-songwriter Sia approximates that feeling when you're so tired you just want to drop to the cold, hard earth in a deep sleep. The opiated, down-tempo pop of this chanteuse chan·teuse n. A woman singer, especially a nightclub singer. [French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.] , whose track ``Breathe Me'' was used in ``Six Feet Under,'' ``CSI'' and a Jennifer Aniston film nobody can remember, makes a lulling, pacifying pac·i·fy tr.v. pac·i·fied, pac·i·fy·ing, pac·i·fies 1. To ease the anger or agitation of. 2. To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in. noise that had us sucking our thumb and - this is the really weird bit - gurgling Gurgling is a characteristic sound made by unstable two-phase fluid flow, for example, as liquid is poured from a bottle, or during gargling. . The disc is OK, but Sia's comatose co·ma·tose adj. 1. Of, relating to, or affected with coma. 2. Marked by lethargy; torpid. comatose (kō´m sound was best utilized in small doses on French nod-out duo Zero 7's ``Simple Things'' album. - Fred Shuster AMY A`my´ n. 1. A friend. LAVERE: ``This World Is Not My Home'' (Archer) - Three stars Something like this doesn't come along every day. LaVere has an achy, little-girl voice that's a nice fit with the just-this-side-of-naive heartbreak songs she writes. But she also plays a big, stand-up slap bass, which lends a tough, rockabilly punch to arrangements whose eclectic influences include honky tonk, lounge and even a little mystic Celtic. LaVere, by the way, has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in the Johnny Cash biopic ``Walk the Line'' as early rock queen bee Wanda Jackson. Good casting. - Bob Strauss RICHARD JULIAN: ``Slow New York'' (Manhattan) - Three stars While amassing songs for this major-label debut, confessional singer-songwriter Julian said his goal was to ``tell stories in freeze frame.'' Mission accomplished. From the zydeco zydeco (zī`dĭkō'), American musical form originating among the African-American Creoles of Louisiana. Drawing on elements of traditional Cajun music as well as jazz, country and western, and blues, it is characterized by French lyrics, shuffler ``If A Heart Breaks'' to the brilliant ``Love of Mine,'' he offers up flashes of intellect, humor and adept storytelling. But what really makes this 14-track set exceptional is his backing band of top-notch New York musicians, including Norah Jones, who sits in on piano and co-produces four tracks, one of which is the jumpin' jazz standout ``A Short Biography.'' In stores Tuesday. - Sandra Barrera CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Sia) (2 -- 4) no caption (CD covers) |
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