Solo Artist
Loau's debut solo single Sick With Love (written with and produced by Adamski) immediately caught the attention of listeners across the country; receiving heavy airplay on Alternative radio station Triple J and peaking just one place shy of the top 20 singles sales chart. Loau's next single Love Addiction (featuring EMF singer James Atkin) continued to cement her reputation as a world-class musician and a few months later Loau's debut album Malaria (recorded while working on the Siva Pacifica project) received a promotional release within Australia.
Malaria was well received by Australian critics, drawing comparisons to Portishead and Neneh Cherry. In a four star review, Rolling Stone Magazine proclaimed Malaria 'A wickedly classy solo debut'. However, with only weeks to go until the commercial release of the album, Loau (along with several other Australian artists) was dropped by her label PolyGram due to their merger with Universal Music, and the album was shelved.
The following years saw little music output from Loau, with the main exceptions being a cover of Duran Duran's "The Wild Boys" for the various artists Duran Duran tribute album UnDone in 1999; and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras theme "Never Miss The Water" in 2003.
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