This Is Acting

amy

allmusic

rollingstone

The album maintains a competent level of craft but lacks a big hit to pull it together

nme

pitchfork

In a few short years, Sia has gone from subverting the mainstream to being the mainstream. In light of that transformation, you'd expect more than an almost play-by-play recreation of her most recent highlights. Her new album This Is Acting can't help but feel like the big-budget sequel to 1000 Forms of Fear's sleeper-hit success.

thelineofbestfit

If the hit fits, Sia wears it