HEATHER NOVA Siren (WORK/Sony) Talented art-pop songstress Nova possesses an appealingly quavery voice and a flair for lushly dramatic arrangements. But the coyly submissive lyrics of ''London Rain'' and ''Blood of Me'' seem disingenuous, pandering to male fantasies rather than exploring the artist's own feelings. While Nova's song craft can be breathtaking, her wide-eyed-sex-doll persona makes it tough to take her seriously. C-


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