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Fortress Round My Heart | 
| Artist: Ida Maria
Label: RCA
Category: Music
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 955
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 886973148624
EAN: 0886973148624
ASIN: B00186C05I
Release Date: July 28, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Oh My God | | • | Drive Away My Heart | | • | Louie | | • | l Like you So Much Better When You're Naked | | • | Keep Me Warm | | • | Forgive Me | | • | Stella | | • | In The Morning Light | | • | Queen Of The World | | • | See Me Through |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
If you hadn’t already twigged by the title of her breakout hit, “I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked”, Norwegian songstress Ida Maria is a feisty sort. Fortress Round My Heart finds her serenading a string of lovers and romantic conquests with a raucous energy, crooning that “you know I’m always as drunk as can be” on the skittering “Louie”, begging “Bring me whisky please” on “Queen of the World”, or on “Oh My God”, just cracking up in some histrionic nervous breakdown. For all Maria’s plain charisma and sense of fun, this could all be a bit much, so luckily keeping Maria’s taste for histrionics in check is a whip-smart band who veer between energetic punk rock and chugging pop conducted with a Strokes-esque minimalism. Tucked away in the corners of Fortress Round My Heart, meanwhile, are a handful of beautiful miniatures like “See Me Through”, a gentle lullaby conducted with dainty acoustic string plucks and shimmering cymbals--proof there’s more to this girl than what she throws out up front. --Louis Pattison
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 The best album i've heard in a long time October 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's a long time since I've heard an album that has excited me as much as this.
Her vocals are great and partner the guitars superbly. The lyrics are good fun, particularly for a foreign band writing in English.
There is not one track that is bad. I am happy that at last this year we have a fantastic debut album, and indeed a guitar based band, where every song is not just a re-incarnation of the famous chart song that made the band famous.
I love it; make this a 'Must Listen' and you'll be hooked after one listen.
Dave Hargraves, Bolton, England
Can't stop playing it! September 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this album! It has not ben out of my cd player since i bought it! It is quirky lively and original! Can't wait to see her live! :D
Great great debut September 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album's got so many good songs it sounds more like a greatest hits than a debut. I've had this for a few weeks now and just can't stop playing it. Raw, genuine, honest, passionate, funny...can't really recommend this highly enough.
Great first album September 1, 2008
I caught Ida Maria live in London a few months back having no idea who she was and was very impressed with the gig. This album does capture their/her live feel to a degree and has a number of great catchy tunes with a few more less exciting numbers amongst them.
Musically its not rocket science - but I gather thats not the point.
Great album for a first up - hope the catchy tunes keep on coming and the strained vocals continue........
Oh My God! - Exuberant Punk pop August 7, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm too old to take any notice of the blurb they print on the front of CD cases and too old to take any notice of the hype or otherwise of the NME et al. I go on my own reaction to performers, and having seen these guys live, I love them. Yes there's a few clunky lyrics and a couple of fillers, but "Oh My God" really hits the mark for me. Pop should be fun, and this is.
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