Sunday, 8 July 2012

"I Miss You, Love" by Maria Mena and "I'm Sorry."

The first song I heard of Maria Mena was All This Time, in which she empowers a "self-destructive little girl" by telling her that all long she’s had it in her (still not clear on what, though; I think she might have it in her to love herself and to become a successful “pop-song” writer) but all she needs is a push. Thinking that it might be autobiographical, this immediately attracted me to her—even back in the day, I had a greater respect for emotive lyricists than just singers singing others’ words.

Her voice is soft, subtle but effective. Her accent is clear and cool and has a fragile crystal-like quality to it. She sings very softly but tunefully. The intricacies of her voice in her music are not necessary, but add a greater dimension to her music—without which, she wouldn’t still be on my I-Pod.
She has many great songs, but two which stand out and apart from the rest are these:
"I Miss You, Love":
Another great song is "I'm Sorry":

So, I hope you enjoy the music and I'm sorry for not posting for a long time.
She seems to be much better known than most of the other artist I target and she isn't someone I've discovered recently. But since she's Norwegian and all, and not yet mainstream, I thought that I might add her to my list of music you've GOT to listen to. :D
I'll post more often now that I'm almost done with school!

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