Sia announces release date for 'This is Acting' and shares the track 'Bird Set Free'

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Tricia Gilbride
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New album, new wig.

On Monday, Sia announced the release date for her new album, This Is Acting, using a new Instagram account dedicated to the record. Now she's released the upcoming album's track listing, as well as an empowering new song from it called "Bird Set Free."

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The album is comprised of tracks that Sia wrote, originally for other huge pop stars like Beyoncé and Rihanna. She previously released "Alive," a song meant for Adele's new album.

“I’m calling it This Is Acting because they are songs I was writing for other people, so I didn’t go into it thinking, ‘This is something I would say,'” she told NME back in February. “It’s more like play-acting. It’s fun.”

Her new wig represents that duality -- now Sia's ditching her signature platinum blonde bob for hair that looks like a black-and-white cookie for your head.

NEW SONG: Bird Set Free - listen on siamusic.net NEW ALBUM: "This Is Acting" out January 29th. Pre-order starts Nov 4th at midnight local time and comes with ‘Alive' and 'Bird Set Free.' New Zealand, you’re up first pre-order the album now on @AppleMusic smarturl.it/iThisIsActing?IQid=ig A photo posted by SIA (@siathisisacting) on Nov 3, 2015 at 8:53am PST

This Is Acting will drop January 29.

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