Personnel includes: Heather Nova (vocals, acoustic guitar, violin); Nikolaj Juel (guitar, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes); Neil Taylor, David Ayers, Youth (guitar); Hawaiian lap guitar, piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, tamboura); Felix Tod (koto, harmonitor, programming); Paul Sandrone, Marcus Cliffe (bass); Geoff Dugmore (drums); Danny Cummings, Satin Singh (percussion); Jason Mayo (programming); John Moore (saw); Nadia Lanman.
Engineers: Andrew Scarth, Ben Finlay, Hugo Nicholson.
Personnel: Heather Nova (vocals, acoustic guitar, violin); Nikolaj Juel (guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer); Nicolaj Juel, David Ayers, Neil Taylor, Youth (guitar); Guy Fletcher (tamboura, piano, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron); Nadia Lanman (cello); Geoff Dougmore, Geoff Dugmore (drums); Danny Cummings, Satin Singh (percussion); Jason Mayo, Felix Tod (programming); John Moore (musical saw).
Audio Mixers: Hugo Nicholson; Wil Malone ; Jon Kelly; Andy Green ; Andy Wallace; Anne Dudley.
Recording information: Battery; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Olympic; Real World; Roundhouse; September Sound; TownHouse.
Photographers: Heather Nova; Mike Diver.
Unknown Contributor Role: Nadia Lanman.
Boasting big, bold pop production that suggests the anthemic-but-personable sound of Natalie Imbruglia, Siren bursts out of the speakers with a giddy rush of emotion. But Heather Nova's not one to wail stridently like some Alanis-come-lately; instead she favors a breathy, delicate style that's nevertheless strong enough to ride comfortably atop the layers of acoustic and electric guitars. (In fact, it's Nova's own guitar that's at the heart of most of the arrangements here.) Throughout Siren, Nova utilizing an intriguing catch in her voice, and ultimately, it's Nova's unique vocal style and winning pop sensibilities that make Siren work as well as it does, doing double duty as substantive singer/songwriter statement and perfect pop-radio product.
