SIA, “Reasonable Woman.”

Pop star Sia has been writing memorable pop songs for both herself and a bevy of other marquee artists for years. Her latest, Reasonable Woman, is a testament to her skill. The 15-song set dazzles with well-built pop songs.

This album is a strong bounce back after 2021’s lackluster MUSIC, which was widely panned. Sia Furler partnered with a handful of other songwriters and producers, including Greg Kurstin, Benny Blanco, Rosalía, bülow and Mark “Spike” Stent. And the results are sometimes surprising.

Reasonable Woman opens with the soaring and optimistic “Little Wing,” an anthem offering a voice of support in bouncing back from struggle. “Don’t give up/ Keep trying/ I know soon you’ll be flying,” she sings in the chorus.

Chaka Khan appears on “Immortal Queen,” trading lines with Sia over a snappy beat. Sia has a knack for hitting all the right notes, which she does here on the memorable chorus that makes the song an album highlight. The star power keeps coming on pre-release single “Dance Alone,” with Kylie Minogue. The carefree clubby song is a vibrant splash of sunlight.

The first non-dance track is “I Had a Heart,” a moody mid-tempo ballad that offers a theatrical, Broadway-ready vibe. Sia’s singing is subdued, smokey and sharp as the song builds, eventually closing with symphonic strings over a pop beat.

“I gave you my heart/ And my credit card/ I thought we’d be together forever,” she sings.

Elsewhere, the fireworks are stripped away on “Nowhere to Be,” which starts as a piano-driven ballad before the beat drops about halfway through.

Reasonable Woman delivers on many of Sia’s hallmarks. “Gimme Love” is a rousing mid-tempo power ballad that’s elevated higher with a choir, or at least a choir-like effect of backing vocals, before the song breaks down completely into an electronica-laced instrumental outro. It fits well alongside “Chandelier” or “Unstoppable.”

The production and instrumentation on “Towards the Sun” makes it another album highlight with a skittering backbeat. Then, English rapper and singer Labrinth (who also appeared on MUSIC) drops a verse on the alt-pop bounce of “Incredible,” with distorted synths playing over a funky mid-tempo backbeat.

Rapper Kaliii delivers a pair of verses of her own on the motivational “Champion.” The song’s opening, featuring synth-driven brass, sounds a bit like Panic at the Disco’s “High Hopes.” The subject matter isn’t a surprise—motivational tunes are Sia’s bread and butter—but the track still works well.

It’s all about the belting on the poignant “I Forgive You.” Accompanied by a piano, cello and synths, Sia delivers an unusually raw performance. The power and slight rasp in her voice bring the drama. The mood lightens up for the bass-laden and rap-influenced “Wanna Be Known,” a breezier tune that again shows her vocal prowess as the chorus rises and falls like waves.

“This time I won’t run/ I wanna be known,” Sia declares.

Starting with Indian-sounding string instrument noodling, the punchy “One Night” sticks out from the rest of Reasonable Woman.

“Rooftops in Manhattan/ Paris for the fashion/ You know what’s gonna happen next,” she sings. And speaking of Paris…

Paris Hilton pops up with a verse on the following song, “Fame Won’t Love You.” Sia is rumored to be working with the heiress and social justice advocate on her own album. Hilton’s vocal sounds surprisingly strong. Who better to speak on the pitfalls of fame than someone who’s tripped over them? The record closes with anthemic power ballad “Go On” and the dramatic “Rock and Balloon.”

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