Siren (Heather Nova album)

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ReleasedJune 2, 1998
Length60:53
LabelBig Cat/Work (North America)[1]
V2 (UK)
Siren
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 1998
GenreAlternative rock
Length60:53
LabelBig Cat/Work (North America)[1]
V2 (UK)
ProducerJon Kelly (tracks 1, 4, 7, 12, 13)
Felix Tod (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14)
Youth (tracks 3, 6, 11)
Heather Nova chronology
Oyster
(1994)
Siren
(1998)
Wonderlust
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[3]
Pitchfork7.0/10[4]
Slant Magazine[5]
The Times[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music[7]

Siren is the third studio album by Heather Nova, released in 1998.[8][9]

The Washington Post wrote: "The singer and three different producers have combined folk-rock guitar, discreet synthbeats and lush keyboards and strings into a deftly eclectic contemporary sound. The only time this slick pop-rock doesn't upstage Nova's sensibility, however, is when she's dispensing the breathless come-ons of songs like 'Make You Mine'."[1]

AllMusic concluded that "it's Nova's unique vocal style and winning pop sensibilities that make Siren work as well as it does, doing double duty as substantive singer/songwriter statement and perfect pop-radio product."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Heather Nova.

  1. "London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)" – 3:49
  2. "Blood of Me" – 3:59
  3. "Heart and Shoulder" – 3:58
  4. "What a Feeling" – 4:46
  5. "Valley of Sound" – 4:20
  6. "I'm the Girl" – 5:23
  7. "Winterblue" – 4:56
  8. "I'm Alive" – 3:40
  9. "Widescreen" – 4:19
  10. "Paper Cup" – 3:29
  11. "Avalanche" – 4:07
  12. "Make You Mine" – 4:56
  13. "Ruby Red" – 4:05
  14. "Not Only Human" – 5:06

Australian bonus disc

  1. "Grow Young"
  2. "Water From Wine"
  3. "London Rain" (acoustic)
  4. "Blind"
  5. "Walk This World" (acoustic)

Japan bonus tracks

  1. "Grow Young"
  2. "Water from Wine"
  3. "London Rain" (acoustic)

B-sides

  1. "London Rain" (acoustic)
  2. "Days & Nights"
  3. "The Ship Song" (Nick Cave cover)
  4. "Nothing"
  5. "Many Rivers to Cross"
  6. "Grow Young"
  7. "Water to Wine"

Personnel

Charts

References

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