Sound of a Woman
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| Studio album by Kiesza | ||
| Released | October 17, 2014 | |
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| Length | 50:21 | |
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| Singles from Sound of a Woman | ||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
| Edmonton Journal | |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 |
| Idolator | 4/5 |
| The New York Times | positive |
| NOW Magazine | |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.2/10 |
| The Silhouette | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | positive |
Sound of a Woman is the major label debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Kiesza. It is her second album after her 2008 self-titled independent release and her first full-length international debut. It was released on 17 October 2014.
In February 2014 Kiesza released the video for her new single "Hideaway" through the indie label Lokal Legend.Idolator considered it unique, for having a single take through the entire video, as Kiesza walked and danced through the streets of Brooklyn. John Gentile of Rolling Stone called the style "impressive". Kiesza reported to Rolling Stone that she had trouble making the video, partly because she broke a rib just before filming, and "couldn't move for an entire month afterward." It was premiered by Annie Mac on her Mac's Special Delivery segment on BBC Radio 1. "Hideaway" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart issued for April 26, 2014.
Shortly after "Hideaway" charted, Kiesza released a new video for her cover of Haddaway's song "What Is Love". Mike Bell of the Calgary Herald referred to her version of the song as a "jaw-droppingly gorgeous cover of Haddaway's 1993 dance smash What Is Love?" She did a slowed down version, with a video showing her and others, slowly revealed to be without clothes, to express "raw emotions".
Kiesza described Sound of a Woman as having grunge, rock, and folk influences in addition to her usual house or dance genre and that some songs on the album would be surprising to people.
"Hideaway" was released on 11 April 2014 as Kiesza's debut single. Both the song and its accompanying music video have been met with general acclaim from contemporary music critics. "Hideaway" topped the UK Singles Chart upon release, selling over 136,000 copies in its first week, becoming the third-fastest selling single of 2014 in the United Kingdom.
"Giant in My Heart" was released as the album's second single on 13 June 2014. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
"No Enemiesz" was released as the album's third single on 23 November 2014. The official music video was released a month earlier on 24 October 2014.
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