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December 22, 2008
Top 10 of 2008 - #10 (tie)
Ida Maria, Øyafestivalen 2008, originally uploaded by NRK P3.
So let's finally begin this best of 2008 countdown. #10 is Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart. As far as I know, this has yet to be released in the United States, but through the "magic" of the internet, anyone can get their grubby little paws on it. A native of Norway, she now lives in Sweden.
On this CD, she combines punk rock and classic rock sounds with that famed Scandinavian pop sensibility. Her songs are catchy - like, say, the Cardigans or the undisputed kings of Scandinavian pop: Abba. This is not to say she sounds like those bands, but her songs stick with you like them. That, readers, is a very good thing.
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Posted at December 22, 2008 10:16 PM