Sia – Buttons (on Later with Jools Holland)
Last week I saw Sia perform on Later with Jools Holland and she made much more of an impression on me than Coldplay opening with their latest single, Viva La Vida. There's something about her voice and the catchy melody of Buttons that kept me glued to the screen. The fluorescent costumes were a great eye-catcher too.
I'd never heard of Sia, but she's an Australian vocalist who enjoyed success in the 90's as part of an acid jazz formation, before disappearing for a while. 2007 and 2008 are clearly her comeback years, her album Some People Have Real Problems being released at the start of 2008. Unfortunately it's not available in the Dutch iTunes Store, but you can get it from Amazon.
You may recognize her track Breathe Me as it was used for the grand finale of Six Feet Under.
But meanwhile, here's her performance of Buttons on Later. The costume comes off at 02:25 by the way...:
October 14th, 2008 - 09:46
She was a guest vocalist for Zero 7
October 14th, 2008 - 09:46
oh…and she’s ‘family’
October 23rd, 2008 - 23:11
And she’s absolutely, deliciously MAD
(Wait til she finishes singing the first song and is about to start singing Buttons)