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Artist : Ida Maria
Album : Accidental Happiness
Genre : Rock
Year : 2014
Label : LAVA Records
Cat# : n/a
Source : WEB/MP3
Bitrate : 320Kbps
Size : 43,39 MB
Runtime : 18:55 min
URL : http://no.7digital.com/artist/ida-maria/release/accidental-happiness-1
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01. Boogie With The Devil's Soul 03:00
02. Last Vice 02:59
03. I'm Bad News 03:47
04. 69 02:43
05. Cold Blooded 03:36
06. Accidental Happiness 02:50
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Of all the lessons that Ida Maria has learned in the past few
years, the most important is that happiness cannot be planned.
It's something that has to be uncovered naturally at the right
time and place. However, the Norwegian singer and songwriter
thankfully found it on her 2014 EP for LAVA Records,
Accidental Happiness.
"It's been quite the journey to get this point," she admits.
"For as much as I tried to force being happy and whole, I
couldn't. Instead, I stumbled upon this happiness, blessing,
and freedom."
That "journey" as she likes to call it is one "from
destruction to construction." By the time early 2012 had
rolled around, Maria had two successful full-length efforts
outùnamely Fortress Round My Heart and Katlaùwhich spawned
global hits like "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked"
and "Bad Karma". Her music had been placed everywhere from
Scream 4 and Teen Wolf to Royal Pains and Gossip Girl, and she
had built a faithful international following through countless
gigs and storied festival appearances. However, she
simultaneously faced the harrows of a haunting alcohol
addiction.
"I couldn't have just one beer," she sighs. "I'd end up in the
ER or in handcuffs, and it started to happen more and more.
Alcohol was so helpful to me for so long. I didn't want to let
go of it. I used the music as a thermometer for how I was
doing though. I was making songs so destructive I could barely
picture anybody wanting to sing them. That woke me up."
Maria checked herself into rehab and emerged with a new
outlook. Even though she wasn't allowed a guitar or recording
equipment while in treatment, she began penning what would
eventually become Accidental Happiness as she continued to get
herself better.
Maria continues, "I started doing sessions as soon as I got
out. It was like my brain was finally working and waking up
for the first time in decades. The music was different than
what I'd done before. It's the sound of a locomotive that's
just hit a good speed and is ready to go on a serious journey.
It's emotion, love, anger, frustration, darkness, and light
all in one."
In order to siphon all of those feelings into song, she teamed
up with producers Dave Bassett and Anthony Rossomando [The
Libertines] for sessions in Los Angeles. With Bassett, they
harnessed everything from the vivacious punk snap of "Sick of
You", which incorporates megaphone and coughing to the snazzy
riffing and handclaps of "I'm Bad News", which could serve as
a call-to-arms for females everywhere. Meanwhile, she
personally constructed lounge-y piano meandering and howling
of "Boogie With The Devil's Soul". In some ways though, the
title track with Rossomando encapsulates her mindset both
musically and thematically in its lush refrain and elegant
instrumentation.
"I thought I was old when I was 18," she laughs. "I thought I
had nothing else to live for. I've actually woken up to a new
life personally. I know what it means to be happy and live a
good life. I used to think happiness was stupid before because
I didn't have it. I feel real joy in my heart though."
She also feels at home with LAVA. In 2013, label C.E.O. and
president Jason Flom reached out and personally signed Maria.
"Jason saw something in me when I was at my lowest point,"
says the songstress. "After tumbling through the music
business like some kind of orphan, I've finally found a place
where I can be myself. LAVA restored my faith in the
business."
Now, Maria is ready to share her Happiness with the entire
world, and it's no accident. "Music has to be useful," she
concludes. "You have to know that you're not the only person
feeling the way you do. That's what music does. I want to make
records you can live with. It's something you can cry to,
party to, dance to, and live your life to."
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