Siren (Heather Nova album)
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| Siren | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 2, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 60:53 | |||
| Label | Big Cat/Work (North America)[1] V2 (UK) | |||
| Producer | Jon Kelly (tracks 1, 4, 7, 12, 13) Felix Tod (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14) Youth (tracks 3, 6, 11) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[4] |
| Slant Magazine | |
| The Times | |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music | |
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.
- "London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)" – 3:49
- "Blood of Me" – 3:59
- "Heart and Shoulder" – 3:58
- "What a Feeling" – 4:46
- "Valley of Sound" – 4:20
- "I'm the Girl" – 5:23
- "Winterblue" – 4:56
- "I'm Alive" – 3:40
- "Widescreen" – 4:19
- "Paper Cup" – 3:29
- "Avalanche" – 4:07
- "Make You Mine" – 4:56
- "Ruby Red" – 4:05
- "Not Only Human" – 5:06
Australian bonus disc
- "Grow Young"
- "Water From Wine"
- "London Rain" (acoustic)
- "Blind"
- "Walk This World" (acoustic)
Japan bonus tracks
- "Grow Young"
- "Water from Wine"
- "London Rain" (acoustic)
B-sides
- "London Rain" (acoustic)
- "Days & Nights"
- "The Ship Song" (Nick Cave cover)
- "Nothing"
- "Many Rivers to Cross"
- "Grow Young"
- "Water to Wine"