Is Sia copying Fever Ray?

You be the judge:

 

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On anti-fame and the importance of identity (fake or otherwise):

“‘When she performs, she chooses not to face the camera, but believe me, this is her singing live,’ announced Ellen in her introduction of Sia’s performance, accompanied by the faceless cover of the Aussie artist’s forthcoming album, 1000 Forms of Fear.

According to Sia, whose hits include Clap Your Hands and Breathe Me, the decision to shy away from the audience is in an effort to protect her mental health. The artist has never been secretive about her battle with painkiller addiction and alcoholism, disclosing all in an interview with Billboard last year (she covered the same issue with a paper bag over her head).

But is her attempt at fleeing the limelight thrusting her straight into it? Will it start a Bruce Wayne style obsession with unmasking the real Sia? Or is this a bold statement by an artist wanting to be judged by merits alone?

Daft Punk have successfully paved a masked empire…”

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[“BLA and GB Gabbler” (really just a pen name – singular) are the Editor and Narrator behind THE AUTOMATION, vol. 1 of the Circo del Herrero series. They are on facebook, twitter, tumblr, goodreads, and Vulcan’s shit list.]

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