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Artist: Sian Elen
Album: Float
Label: N/A
Website: http://www.myspace.com/sianelen
Genre: Acoustic folk/blues/jazz
Sounds Like: Joan Armatrading
Technical Grade: 10/10
Production/Musicianship Grade: 10/10
Commercial Value: 8/10
Overall Talent Level: 9/10
Songwriting Skills: 9/10
Performance Skill: 10/10
Best Songs: Single
Weakness: ?
CD Review:

Siân Elen is a singer/songwriter from the West Coast of Canada. Her emotive and engaging vocal style is what her brand of jazzy/bluesy/folk music requires. Like other phenomenal singer/songwriters such as Joan Armatrading, Tracy Chapman, and Bonnie Raitt, Siân’s lyrical content allows her to showcase the nuances and emotional dimensions of her voice. On this single, a song about that’s really about emotional empowerment (relinquishing it, relishing the relinquishment, regretting it, and ultimately reclaiming it), she is at her finest. Serviceable as a radio single, the track is also ideal for music licensing in a major film.