Sirens - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[Hello Heaven 1,578]

At first I wasn't a massive fan of Sirens but I warmed to it. Whenever I'm in a folk-y mood (most of the time) I'll listen to Sirens. I wonder if this was the music she always wanted to sing, rather than pop, but she knew she would be better off in the long time with pop music hmm maybe 

It was probably because she wasn't very advanced in making music. She probably didn't have the equipment/facilities and at that time it was a lot easier for her to simply find the right guitar chords to go with the songs. I really like the simplicity, it really shows off her raw voice and she probably liked that style because Pawn Shop Blues was from around that time and was then featured in AKA but I think she's probably a lot happier with her recent music, more layers and more professional and of course, she's famous.

[Trash Magic 28,471]

Pretty Baby and Bad Disease are sublime

[Baby V Alex 2,859]

Sirens' tracks are the ones I always skip, but there's a reason for it, everytime I decide to play the record, I end up beeing so emotional. Peopla say "TOMATO" and I cry.

 

I HATE YOU LANA DEL REY

[slang 1,533]

My nerdly 2 cents:

Sirens has at least 2 masterpieces (which are just songs I think are as good as her other “masterpieces”) and maybe 4 or 5 near misses. So Sirens would be an uncommonly good release relative to average, imo. It is a good example of her “colliding worlds” aesthetic, which I remember her mentioning in an interview (don’t know which one). That is, there are two meanings to the word “sirens”, one suggested by her moniker May *Jailer*, and songs like For K, and the other, of course, suggested by her and her face on the cover. Also some of the songs are both beautiful and tragic. While it can seem repetitive on one listen all the way through, the similar songs (for me) makes it harder to memorize, and perhaps the songs stay fresher longer for that reason. Sirens is an awesome contrast to what follows it (… AKA Lizzy Grant), both in song content and singing style. I don’t think the Jailer style of songwriting has left her. Not counting the unreleased songs in that style, Bel Air and Body Electric seem Jailer-ish, imo. As with … AKA Lizzy Grant, I wonder at the motivation for not having Sirens commercially available and/or I wish she would talk about it more. 

[Sitar 22,218]

I've always been convinced that "Out With a Bang" is my favorite Sirens track, at least since the album leaked. But in the past week or so, "Find My Own Way" has sort of randomly taken that spot. It's so beautiful, dear god her twang and her repetitive guitar and her little talent show voice. The final "I don't care what you think" could probably bring a tear to my eye at the right moment.

[Rain Over London 1,108]

does anyone have a download pls 

[Trash Magic 28,471]

Just had a revelation that the guitar in this live arrangement for Raise Me Up is basically Out With A Bang instrumental 

 

 

 

[Trash Magic 28,471]

On 3/2/2013 at 11:47 PM, Trash Magic said:

Pretty Baby and Bad Disease are sublime

Foreshadowed Doin Time cover yeah...

[The Siren 30,526]

Why ain't it listed in her Wikipedia discography page? Could've been listed under demo albums rather than studio albums. 

[Dark Angel 203,530]

3 hours ago, The Siren said:

Why ain't it listed in her Wikipedia discography page? Could've been listed under demo albums rather than studio albums. 

 

i feel like her wikipedia pages in general are quite outdated & inaccurate 

[The Siren 30,526]

I really need the album in lossless so I can make my own CD

[DeluluKing 7,273]

This album is better than BTD

[Party Favor 10,326]

a star for nick is that bitch. giving me apocalyptic, impending doom vibes 

[13beachess 7,620]

On 9/5/2021 at 3:21 AM, Party Favor said:

a star for nick is that bitch. giving me apocalyptic, impending doom vibes 

 

if I were to describe A Star For Nick with one word it'd be haunting, for sure. 

[YourGirl666 13,254]

NFR sucks, Sirens is the best

[The Siren 30,526]

I realized i never did my rank for this album so here it is now x

 

Key

Top God tier trinity

Honourable Mention trinity

Center-average tier

Songs I like but don't always vibe with tier

Songs that I'm ok with forgetting tier

Songs I want erased from existence tier

 

1. Dear Elliot
2. Out with a Bang
3. Bad Disease
4. Pretty Baby
5. Junky Pride
6. My Momma
7. Aviation
8. Try Tonight
9. Drive By
10. Find My Own Way
11. Next to Me
12. A Star for Nick
13. How Do You Know Me So Well?
14. Peace
15. Birds of a Feather

[Dark Angel 203,530]

here's how i would rank sirens (i was going to rank aka but i simply can't rank it, all of the songs are fantastic)

 

1. peace

2. out with a bang

3. dear elliot

4. i'm indebted to you

5. try tonight

6. pretty baby

7. find my own way

8. a star for nick

9. aviation

10. bad disease

11. junkie pride

12. next to me

13. my momma

14. for k 

15. birds of a feather

 

@The Siren i love seeing another dear elliot stan! 

[The Siren 30,526]

Just now, Surf Noir said:

here's how i would rank sirens (i was going to rank aka but i simply can't rank it, all of the songs are fantastic)

 

1. peace

2. out with a bang

3. dear elliot

4. i'm indebted to you

5. try tonight

6. pretty baby

7. find my own way

8. a star for nick

9. aviation

10. bad disease

11. junkie pride

12. next to me

13. my momma

14. for k 

15. birds of a feather

 

@The Siren i love seeing another dear elliot stan! 

sometimes i forget how these songs sound since theyre all acoustic but i revisited the ones i forget when i do my ranks  

[bigspender 8,368]

prized possession:

Spoiler

 

[That Venice Bitch 28,511]

1 minute ago, bigspender said:

prized possession:

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Screaming crying and throwing up rn