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Fortress Around My Heart
by Ida Maria
This is the debut album for the singer from Norway.
LABEL: |
Nesna |
RELEASE DATE: |
28 July 2008 |
DISCS: |
1 disc |
GENRE(S): |
Rock, Pop |
NOTES: Currently available as an import only in the U.S.
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80
Q Magazine
While the 23-year-old will make more complex music than this, it will be tough to come up with something more fun. [Aug 2008, p.140]
75
Pitchfork
Still, overreaching is a forgivable flaw on an otherwise accomplished debut, which usually sounds so confident in its creator's insecurities.
60
New Musical Express
She’s great, but Lord, it’s heavy-going.
50
Drowned In Sound
There are moments of decently sassy pop-rock here, songs that you can just about see someone singing along to, hairbrush for microphone, in front of the mirror before a night out. But these moments are few and far between, and are exclusively the tracks featuring a vaguely vibrant BPM count.
50
musicOMH.com
A good first try for an album, but it's just not quite there yet.
40
The Guardian
Sivertsen wants to be seen as out-of-control, but instead sounds more like she is pretending to be drunk.
The average user rating for this album is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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