Fortress Around My Heart
by Ida Maria
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    She’s great, but Lord, it’s heavy-going.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    50
    There are moments of decently sassy pop-rock here, songs that you can just about see someone singing along to, hairbrush for microphone, in front of the mirror before a night out. But these moments are few and far between, and are exclusively the tracks featuring a vaguely vibrant BPM count.
  3. musicOMH.com
    50
    A good first try for an album, but it's just not quite there yet.
  5. The Guardian
    40
    Sivertsen wants to be seen as out-of-control, but instead sounds more like she is pretending to be drunk.
  6. Under The Radar
    40
    Maria too often comes across as someone who gives so much of herself to this record in an attempt to believe her own lie. [Spring 2009, p.76]
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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Shiira
    Jun 9, 2011
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. For what its worth, I went to 7-11 and bought two Kashi bars and a bottle of Minute Maid apple juice while everybody celebrated their one-year anniversary in your name. There was salad, I was told. I had always hoped we'd bump into each other at the Down to Earth across the street.… Full Review »
  2. GD
    Jun 22, 2009
    10
    Pop punk music exploding with energy from start to finish. There is something in that Scandinavian water.
  3. GusC
    Apr 22, 2009
    10
    Great garrage!
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