Ida Maria Declares Independence, Re-releases LP
Making quite the new years’ resolution, as of January 1st, 2009 Ida Maria shed the constraints of being signed to the RCA record label and took her career into her own hands. Ida’s first matter of business as a newly independent artist is the re-release of 2008′s Fortress Round My Heart with brand new artwork, three additional tracks, and a new tracklisting — the way she wanted it to be.
She had this to say of the upcoming release, “Now it sounds, looks and feels like I want it to feel, and I am so excited again.”
Interestingly enough, we here at TLC were just discussing that the original packaging for the record is misleading and doesn’t represent Ida as an artist. For argument’s purpose I’ve posted the new artwork (above) and old artwork (below) for you to compare. Thoughts? Also available on January 26th is the Oh My God single, which includes an acoustic version of Drive Away My Heart and a remix of Oh My God by the Manhattan Clique. Ida rounds out an amazing bill supporting select dates for Glasvegas’ US Tour, including The Music Hall of Williamsburg!
Fortress Round My Heart is released February 9th:
1. Oh My God
2. Morning Light
3. Queen Of The World
4. Stella
5. Forgive Me
6. Leave Me
7. I Like You So Much Better When You´re Naked
8. Louie
9. Drive Away My Heart
10. Keep Me Warm
11. In The End
12. We´re All Going To Hell (Live)
