Sia – Numb
Sia. I heard a track by this artist agges ago in early 2000 with a track called Taken For Granted, which sampled Prokofiev's "Romeo & Juliet". Apparently. Anyway, even though I liked the song I thought it was just some random dance act that'd disappear in a week.
Seven years later, turns out this Sia's an actual person and pretty big in Australia. She didn't just disappear and brought an album out in 2004 called Colour The Small One, minus the samples and club hits and plus a little bit of critical aclaim. I just heard 30 seconds of this track, Numb, from the album and it was enough to make me go find more. It's not the best song ever, goes on a bit too long, but at least it was easy to get hold of :o). Some of the other stuff on the album reminds me of Kimya Dawson's voice. I dunno what else to write. Erm.. Vu… help me…
I just got the whole album for 5, not that into it yet so I’m hoping it’s a “Pleased To Meet You” type album, where i stick it away for a year without listening to it, then find it one day and think it’s the best album ever.
I actually bought the taken for granted single for, like, $5 in the bargain basement bin at k-mart back in 2000 or so. It made me sad that it was in there, so much.This post ended so adorably, btw.
I was actually going to do something on Sia (probably “Sunday”), but never got around to it. It would’ve been something to do with Zero 7. By the way her full name is: Sia Kate Isobelle Furler.
I love Sia .. Breathe me was the first song I’ve heard by her but nowadays I’m alittle addicted to Sunday and ALL of her songs on Zero 7’s The Garden album.
I admit it was a toss up between adding Breathe Me or Numb, the later
just seemed a bit more upbeat and easier to get in to, plus the fact
that Breathe Me may have been heard by plenty of people already due to
the Six Feet Under thing ;o)
[this is good] Breathe Me is a gorgeous song. It was used in the very scene of the very last last episode of Six Feet Under, and that scene was incredible. Sia is awesome. 🙂
The Sia track I’d recommend is ‘Breathe Me’. It was played in the last few minutes of Six Feet Under’s final show, and it just fits- strangely ethereal, sad, perfect for endings.
Ironically enough, I’m Australian, and I’d never heard of her until an Americanfriend sent me the Six Feet Under clip.