A Touch of Sia

It's interesting how sometimes a treasure can be hiding in plain sight. That's precisely how I felt after seeing her album in stores (omnipresent in coffee shops) for a week or two before finally relenting to a friend's advice to buy her latest album: "Some People Have Real Problems".

I immediately recognized her voice from the Zero 7 albums I have in my collection. That surprise was soon followed by another that every track on the album was great. Finally, after the initial exposure was the realization that here was an album that will be with me for years.

That doesn't happen often. Her music is soothing and beautifully layered, with memorable melodies that are at times haunting, other times playful.