Pacifica project) received a promotional release within Australia and was well received by Australian critics, drawing comparisons to Portishead and Neneh Cherry. In a four star review, Rolling Stone proclaimed Malaria "a wickedly classy solo debut". However, only weeks prior to the scheduled commercial release of the album, Loau was dropped by her label, PolyGram, during their merger with Universal Music, and the album was shelved. In 1999, Loau featured in the film Somewhere in the Darkness. 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. In 2007, Loau released "She Devil". Who magazine compared it to Madonna's Ray of Light era. The single peaked at #83 on the ARIA singles chart, and #45 on the ARIA physical singles chart. It was top 5 on the AIR independent artist chart and was listed as the 29th highest selling indie single of 2007. "She Devil" was performed in Charlie's Bar on the TV soap opera Neighbours (airing 25 October 2007 in Australia, and 8 February 2008 in the UK). Also in 2007, Loau covered The Korgis' track "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", which was used to promote the 2008 series of The Biggest Loser. It was released as a double A-side single with "Foreign Life", penned by Loau and Sven Tydeman. 2008–present: Malaria and Only Human In 2008, Loau released the double A-sided single "Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime"/"Foreign Life". "Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime" was featured as the theme for Network Ten's The Biggest Loser. In July 2008, Loau's un-released 1998 debut album Malaria was released, titled Malaria: The Lost Album, featuring "Sick with Love" and "Love Addiction". The album combines the sounds of major cities Sydney and London with traditional instruments from the Pacific Islands. Many of the writing sessions for the album took place in the islands during the recording of world music project Siva Pacifica. The album was named after many of the recording crew were struck by the tropical disease. In August 2009, Loau released "Hard" which contained provocative lyrics exploring the Columbine shootings from the killer's point of view. "Never Let You Down" in October 2010. In November 2010, Loau's second studio album Only Human was released. The album