Ida Maria - Cherry Red

Remember Ida Maria?  The Norwegian rocker girl who was peeling banana's two years ago is back with a new single.  "Cherry Red" is from her upcoming sophomore album, Katla.  The album is already out in Norway, and everywhere else thanks to the internet, but an official international release is slated for June 7.  Fortunately, we now have "Cherry Red" to hold us over until you can get your hands on the physical album.

This track isn't quite as blatantly bawdy as "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked".  It's more of a love and devotion song with a bit of that Ida attitude, but it's always humorous.  Ida has moved away from the punky sound a bit, as this single has an oldie rock style.  There are backup ooh's and ah's along with tambourines, all while still keeping a clear pop melody.

  Cherry Red by Ida.Maria.Music

With less than a month until Katla's release, you can also check out "Bad Karma", which is up for downloading.  What do you think of "Cherry Red"?  Is it a good follow-up to Ida Maria's first album?

Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked

Yes, that's the actual title of the song.  With a name like that, you really can't take a song seriously.  Ida Maria is a rock musician from Norway.  Her album, Fortress Round My Heart, was released in the US last year.  The single, "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" is upbeat and fun.  The song's lyrics are so ridiculous that it's funny.  The chorus is literally "I like you so much better when you're naked - I like me so much better when you're naked".  It's definitely a song to be taken lightly.  Don't discard this song just because of the less than genius, and quite suggestive, lyrical content.  It's still a decent song.  It has a great beat and Ida's vocal are nice and rough.  I would listen to this song if you like rock music with some punk roots to it.  She re-recorded one of her songs with Iggy Pop ("Oh My God"), so she obviously has some punk influences.