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Sivu

Something On High


British European Sivu releases his debut album 'Something On High' released via Atlantic Records Sivu has won widespread acclaim and comparisons with the likes of Wild Beasts Beck and Bombay Bicycle Club for his idiosyncratic take on baroque pop This debut album 'Something On High' is a beautiful set of starry darknightofthesoul symphonies songs that shimmer with minor chord melodies and fluttering beats but also move variously into aggression orchestration or stillness The bulk of 'Something On High' was written in a period of transition for 24yearold James Page Originally from the sleepy town of St Ives Cambridgeshire Sivu had swapped his teenage dream of being in an Emo band for an admin job in Repossessions when best mate video director and future collaborator Adam Powell invited James to follow him down to London The name Sivu which is originally Finnish emerged when searching for translation of his surname strange but memorable it's a fitting snapshot of the conflicted and lyrically direct mirrorimage that would become his solo alias Sivu's breakthrough moment came via a different sort of glimpse into his state of mind The video for 'Better Man Than He' directed by flat mate Adam Powell was recorded in an MRI machine live at St Barts Hospital inspired by research into operational techniques for children born with a cleft palate After Page spent two hours singing live within the scanner the spellbinding results went viral a deal with Atlantic Records followed and MIA was among those who named it her video of the year along with Vimeonbsp