7.2
Avg Score
8
Opinions
#24,294
All Time
7
Tracks
“Youthful beginnings traditionally tend to be noisy. Over a series of standalone tracks and EPs, the Norwegian singer-songwriter Girl in Red has already produced a couple of albums’ worth of rallying anthems leavened by quiet introspection. She is typical of, but also transcends, the diaristic, self-produced bedroom pop that has become prevalent in recent years, thanks to the democratisation of the”
“The social media sensation’s first record shows just how daring she can be”
“rabble-rousing indie-rock and slow-burning yearning”
“In 2012, Lena Dunham stated through the words of her autofictional character in Girls that she thought she “might be the voice of my generation, or, at least, a voice of a generation”. Of course, she wasn’t. Now, almost ten years on, Gen-Zers could really have found their forthright spokesperson: Norway’s Marie Ulven. Having been writing and releasing music as Girl In Red since she was 16, Ulven ”
“If I Could Make It Go Quiet cements Girl in Red as a dynamic indie pop force”
“The 22-year-old pop songwriter’s debut captures the onslaught of young-adult emotion, longing for a state of being where noise and confusion are replaced by certainty and clarity.”
