Sirens

Audio Mixer: Jono Steer.Recording information: Auburn Uniting Church; SingSing South; SingSing Studio, Richmond, Melbourne.Arrangers: Leigh Fisher; Ben Abraham; Jono Steer.The debut studio long player from the Melbourne-based singer/songwriter, Sirens was originally issued, to much regional acclaim, in Australia in 2014. An alluring talent with a soulful voice that invokes names like Peter Gabriel, Glen Hansard, and Gotye, the latter of whom helped to produce one of Sirens' best cuts, the emotionally charged "Speak," Abraham's original calling was film. The son of a pair of Indonesian pop stars who hit it big in the '70s with their band Pahama, Abraham spent nearly a decade working odd jobs, including a part-time stint in a hospital, before putting Sirens together. Opening with the title track, a lush bit of almost ambient, cinematic folk-pop that barely lasts a minute-and-a-half, Sirens is a both deeply personal and wholly accessible. Abraham's powerful delivery and penchant for wrapp