![]() ![]() If you can’t figure what they are then check the album name in the headline, it may give you a clue. Amongst Sia’s personal struggles and stories she relays throughout the album, these samples run parallel to the main proceedings, but rather than distract they manage to affirm the core themes of album. A woman casually asks “Don’t you think it’s scary being judged?”, to which the child replies “Yeah, you’ll get the hang of it”. ![]() What really stands out are the dispersed samples of a little girl’s voice that upon the first listen may seem random and disjointed. Each song nuzzles itself within you, the evocative imagery of Sia doing an amazing job at breaking down any personal barriers and suck you into her world. Her vocal delivery is so smooth and captivating, I feel as if I’ve been transported to a sinking leather chair in a dimly lit cabaret lounge. ![]() It boasts a healthy dose of funk and blues elements whilst appropriating just the right amount of electronica to add an extra spark. Amongst all this chaos that was 2001 emerged Sia’s second album, and in case you haven’t gathered from my last 300 words, it’s bloody brilliant. The millennium had not rung in a computer apocalypse, emo was yet to be a fashion statement and humanity was faced with an attack that would change our attitudes and beliefs towards our fellow humans for what perhaps may well be forever. Healing Is Difficult takes us back to 2001. ![]() Just as a time capsule reveals what life was like during an era long past, digging into the old record crate (read Spotify library) to discover an artists’s back catalogue is a surprising and, if you’re lucky, enlightening experience. Part of the fun of doing these ‘Revisiting’ pieces is that you get to travel back in time and marvel at an musician’s very humble beginning. ![]()
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