Sia - Lady Croissant

Sia's live album was released on April 3, 2007, and here's the product description: Astralwerks is thrilled to release a new mini LP by Sia, Lady Croissant, which was recorded live at Bowery Ballroom in NYC. The recording includes eight songs from both the Zero 7 and Sia catalog. This live performance captures Sia at an incredible height, performing such songs as "Numb", "Don't Bring Me Down", "Distractions" and "Breathe Me". This release also includes a brand new studio track titled "Pictures".

Although the track list isn't long, it definitely includes some of Sia's best songs from both her solo career and her work with Zero 7, showing how well she is able to play material from both of these projects at once, coalescing such different stuff into a streamless, beautiful whole.

Her band plays flawlessly on this release, but by far the most compelling talent is Sia's voice. Live, her voice changes from a soft, airy crooning to a strong, piercing wail that blows you away with its power. The two Zero 7 tracks, "Destiny" and "Distractions" are awesome live, but the real stand outs are her earlier track, "Blow it all Away" off her debut, which gains a much fuller sound live, and my favorite, the amazing "Lentil" which was previously unreleased. Lentil builds from a melancholy reminiscence to an all-out cry for forgiveness. Every time I listen to this song, time seems to stop and my entire being is drawn into her world...something her emotional performance always seems to demand. That's what really good music is all about--you don't hear Sia's music; you feel it.

Get it here.