Melodies and Harmonies For Breaking Free
I would have to say this first, her voice is great and only getting better as her music progresses over the years and I hope to listen to more from here years from now. This is the first song from her new album “This Is Acting.” The song starts with a simple piano part that slowly becomes beautifully more complex as the song progresses and merges into the chorus, it really is the only instrument really doing anything important, but is unfortunately muffled by the rest of the song. The percussion are pretty simple, nothing new here. The string parts are nice nearing the end, but they sound too synthesized and lack genuine feeling, along with most other parts of the song. That being said, it is normal for pop music, so I am not too mad about it. What is impressive is her voice. It has strong power and emotion. Sia has fantastic control over voice and the lyrics are poetic and symbolize well the desires to be free from the difficulties of life. She carries her notes with great execution and the back-up singers do their jobs surprisingly well (it very well could just be herself singing back up, which is normal and totally okay here). Lastly, her voice holds so much real passion, it feels as if she truly is singing for her life. That is one thing I find to be really missing from the music industry, it is this strong passion that a person can feel deep down as someone sings. There is no replacement for it, and no real way to describe it, but I am glad Sia can create such an emotionally driven piece.
Originality:7
Instruments:7
Vocals:8
Longevity:6
Red Score:7
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