I've had Ida Maria's Fortress Round My Heart on heavy rotation at my house for a number of weeks now. Fortress Round My Heart is the debut
album from the Norwegian singer/songwriter/guitarist and although it was
released in 2008, it's one of those albums that I revisit on and off over the
years for weeks at a time.
I think the thing I love most about this album is just how
damn charming it is. Ida Maria sings with a throaty, Norwegian accent that I
find adorably imperfect. Her songs are all so unapologetically raw and emotional
and I feel like she is baring her soul here with reoccurring themes of
loneliness and complicated love. Don't get me wrong though, there is nothing
depressing about this album. There is a youthful exuberance about it that reminds
me of my twenty something self; emotionally mixed up, awkward and unsure yet
determined to have a good time anyway. It's high-energy, good fun rock and roll,
and if you've got a hairbrush handy, I highly recommend cranking up the volume,
dancing around the living room and singing into it along with Ida.
My favourite track on the album would have to be the single,
'I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked', with lyrics that talk about
being hopelessly tongue-tied and awkward around somebody you find so incredibly
attractive. I mean, who in the world can't relate to that?
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