We Are Born
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We Are Born
We Are Born is the fifth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Sia. It was released on June 18, 2010. The album is more upbeat than her previous work, which she partly attributes to her relationship with JD Samson as well as her childhood influences Cyndi Lauper and Madonna.The album was produced by Greg Kurstin and features guitar from The Strokes' guitarist Nick Valensi.-Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Sia migrates from understated R&B to energetic pop with a few refreshing results.
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BBC
The album’s accessible tunes might not stand up to in-depth analysis, but they stand a good chance of lighting up cheesy club nights everywhere.
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Rolling Stone
On her first album of uptempo numbers, the 34-year-old combines disco funk with the throwback soul of U.K. crooners like Adele.
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Slant Magazine
. . . her latest effort, We Are Born, takes a headlong leap into pop territory—and it suits her well.
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MuuMuse
Each song on We Are Born is vibrant and playful, colored by zany guitar riffs, celebratory hand claps, and impossibly catchy collection of lyrical hooks.
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NZ Herald
On her fifth album, Australian headline-grabber Sia (full name Sia Fuller) is grabbing her listeners by their toes and forcing them to dance. Fast.
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Grimy Goods
Ultimately, it’s an album of songs begging to be remixed for a club, which I’m sure will happen and I’m sure lots of people will enjoy.
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Pop Matters
On Sia's We Are Born, the Australian chanteuse switches gears from her more somber early work and creates an infectiously happy dance-pop album.
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All Music
With this, her fourth proper album, recorded for yet another new label (pop/hip-hop titan Jive), the Australian singer has made a massive pop leap: a sunshiny, highly caffeinated set of frothy dance tracks and feel-good lite-funk.
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Pretty Much Amazing
There’s a diamond buried in the rough, but We Are Born ain’t it.
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Billboard
On the 14-song set, the singer/songwriter brings her jazz and soul influences while maintaining a steady pop undertone.
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Paste Magazine
Though a far cry from her mid-tempo Muzak of 2008, fifth studio LP We Are Born is as mild-tempered as most ‘90s Top 40 pop, lacking the sexual innuendo and oomph of her label Jive Records’ past luminaries.
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Witch Doctor
Sia makes ridiculously catchy pop with a dance beat that’s so squeaky clean that no funk can grow on it.
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Complete Music Update
‘We Are Born’ is, without a doubt, one of the best albums I’ve heard all year, and it may be too early to say this yet, but it’s inching closer and closer to my top ten of 2010.
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The AU Review
Comprised completely of heavy loaded pop music designed solely to induce a frenzy of intoxicatingly sweet happiness, this album is the perfect blend of joyful beats and dancey rhythms.
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QRO
Soaring with a soulfulness seldom seen in the genre, she slams spunk and superior song craft together for a satiating sonorous stew.
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PlayNetwok
Unlike her last disc, 2008’s Some People Have Real Problems, the new album is comprised mostly of upbeat electro-pop tracks.
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LemonWire
This album was crafted using Sia’s childhood influences, Cyndi Lauper and Madonna.
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Our Jane
I knew that she had a soft sound, but I didn't realize she was considered a dance pop singer.
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Killah Beez
Sia’s voice can wonderfully stand alone. It’s the music backing her that I’m indifferent about.
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Readings
A departure from her down-tempo work of the past, We Are Born is a bold and energetic pop album, which clearly exhibits her vocal diversity and talent.
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Spin
Yet We Are Born accentuates Sia’s goofy party-girl side: Produced by Lily Allen’s mate Greg Kurstin (the Bird & the Bee), it’s full of up-tempo electro-pop jams that sound like Amy Winehouse covering Toni Basil’s “Mickey.”
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Too Much Music
We Are Born is a definite must have if you like pop music. No doubt it will be on many top ten lists at the end of this year!
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