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- Summary: The second album from the London band is a continuation of their Scott Walker-influenced dark and melancholy pop sound from their 2000 debut. (Not a Scott Walker fan? Think Tindersticks, Pulp or Divine Comedy.)
- Record Label: Palm Pictures
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Even when the songs aren't particularly gripping, the breezy hopelessness of the music makes you feel gloriously bad, self-pitying, and just plain worthless.
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MojoSubtle string and brass arrangements add to the brooding, stylish swing, evidence that some things never go out of fashion. [Sep 2002, p.97]
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Q MagazineNothing here is revolutionary, although the quality of workmanship is undeniable. [July 2002, p.112]
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UncutLike recent Tindersticks albums, these ballads need time and attention before sounding tailor-made for misery. [July 2002, p.103]
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What's missing on Sirena... is the fire or edginess of the work of [Scott] Walker, Pulp, or even Tindersticks.
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On Sirena, Cousteau are in a class by themselves: Behind every lovely trumpet line lurks the ghost of "Layla."
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