Sia is set to release her new album This Is Acting later this month, and in anticipation of her 1000 Forms of Fear follow-up the "Chandelier" singer released one of her tracks from the album, "Reaper," which was co-written and co-produced by Kanye West.
On Wednesday (Jan. 6), Sia teased "Reaper" to the public through her Twitter, but late last night uploaded the entire track to her YouTube, with only the audio. The video was first brought to light in an article written by Pigeons & Planes, who also displayed the full tracklist to the album, which is due to drop Jan. 29.
"Reaper" itself is actually a very uplifting and catchy song, that should see tons of radio play. The track displays Sia's powerful vocal range, lyrics fans can sing along to, and a melody that begs for the song to be replayed. Despite the title, which alludes to death and darkness, the actual song is nothing but the opposite: bright and inspiring.
After listening to the track, fans should be able to recognize some signature Kanye beats in the melody, where, if you removed Sia's vocals, one could picture Kanye singing/rapping over it.
During an interview with Rolling Stone, in December Sia was asked whether or not her forthcoming album was written specifically written for other artists. "Yes, actually, I guess all of them were written with the intention of being for somebody else. But there is one I didn't send to anybody called "One Million Bullets"...I loved it and didn't want to give it to anyone else," she said. "There's one that I went into a session with Kanye, to write for Rihanna, so that one was intended for her, but then I'm keeping that one."
'That' track she was alluding to, turned out to be the previous track she released from This Is Acting, "Cheap Thrills." Among "Cheap Thrills," Sia has released "Bird Set Free," "Alive," and "One Million Bullets" off of This Is Acting. Throw "Reaper" in the mix, and we've now heard over a third of her album.
This Is Acting Tracklist:
01. Bird Set Free
02. Alive
03. One Million Bullets
04. Move Your Body
05. Unstoppable
06. Cheap Thrills
07. Reaper
08. House On Fire
09. Footprints
10. Sweet Design
11. Broken Glass
12. Space Between
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