Ida Maria Throws Herself A Long-Delayed Coming-Out Party [The Last Word]

Our look at the closing lines of the week's biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Ida Maria's Fortress 'Round My Heart, which is, after what seems like forever in Internet time, available from non-digital U.S.-based retailers today: • "Fortress 'Round My Heart may take its title from a line in 'Oh My God,' but the album's lyrics often center on the pool of alcohol around Maria's liver. Except when she's singing about love, God and prostitutes in 'Stella,' a power-p...

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