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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.
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Sia still brings enough weird on Some People to satisfy old-school fans.
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Some People Have Real Problems reveals the other Sia: plucky, bubbly, and growling purposefully through assertive pop songs.
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In short, it's the album everyone's been waiting for her to make.
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She mixes it up with the sweet 'Academia' (featuring harmonies from Beck) and a soaring cover of the Kinks' 'I Go to Sleep.' But think of those as bonus tracks, adding flavor to an already stunning CD.
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Her control has never been better and Jimmy Hogarth’s production provides the perfect foundation for her deeply delicate expressions.
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Some People is stuffed to the rafters with love songs but they're never precious or cloying, even when the arrangements soar to rousing string/brass/choir-laden climaxes, or when the lyrics are comprised of little more than a string of clichés .
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Her fourth album brims with sunny hooks on its best tracks, and the alluring opener, 'Little Black Sandals,' affords her a rich, layered backdrop.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 156 out of 195
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Mixed: 5 out of 195
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Negative: 34 out of 195
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Nov 19, 2013
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Sep 22, 2010
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Dec 22, 2014