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Something on High

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Something on High
Studio album by
Released10 October 2014
Length41:06
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerCharlie Andrew
Sivu chronology
Something on High
(2014)
Sweet Sweet Silent
(2017)
Singles from Something on High
  1. "Better Man Than He"
    Released: 25 February 2013
  2. "Can't Stop Now"
    Released: 21 March 2014
  3. "Miracle (Human Error)"
    Released: 25 July 2014

Something on High is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Sivu, released on 10 October 2014 by Atlantic Records.

Singles

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Sivu's debut single, "Better Man Than He", was released on 25 February 2013. The single was described by Complex as "immediately catchy but [with] enough lyrical substance to reward multiple listens."[1] For the official music video, directed by Adam Powell, Sivu was filmed lip-synching inside an MRI scanner.[2]

Critical reception

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Chris White, reviewing for MusicOMH, rated the album 3.5/5 stars,[3] and both The Guardian[4] and NME gave it 3/5 stars.[5]

Promotion

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Sivu performed at the Reading Festival in August 2014.[6][7]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from Spotify.[8]

  1. "Feel Something" (3:27)
  2. "Rumination" (1:07)
  3. "Bodies" (3:50)
  4. "Better Man Than He" (3:15)
  5. "Can't Stop Now" (3:39)
  6. "Love Lives in This House" (3:38)
  7. "My Oh My" (3:40)
  8. "Miracle (Human Error) (3:43)
  9. "Sleep" (3:58)
  10. "Communicate" (3:49)
  11. "Departure" (3:13)
  12. "Hidden Track" (3:43)

References

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  1. ^ Gardner, Constant (27 January 2013). "Sivu - "Better Man Than He"". Complex. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ Lambert, Brent (3 February 2013). "Watch SIVU's Music Video For "Better Man Than He" Animated With MRI Scans Of Him Singing". Feel Guide. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ White, Chris (19 October 2014). "Sivu – Something On High". MusicOMH. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ Fox, Killian (12 October 2014). "Review - Sivu: Something on High review – delicate and restrained but not entirely convincing". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ Carson, Dan (3 October 2014). "Album Reviews: Sivu - Something on High". NME. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "READING FESTIVAL 2014". Music Festival Wizard. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ Trendell, Andrew (2 July 2014). "Reading & Leeds Festival add 25 new bands and artists". Gigwise. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Something on High". Spotify. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2023.