Norstreet, Norway

Ida Maria's brand new EP, Accidental Happiness, came out last month February 18, 2014 on LAVA/Republic Records.

The Norwegian rocker took a break from music to fully recover from her alcohol addiction. Based on her bluesy "Boogie With The Devil's Soul" to her punky style of "I'm Bad News", Ida Maria is at her most creative with this new Accidental Happiness EP.

She's made the full EP available for streaming on soundcloud.com.

You can purchase the Accidental Happiness on iTunes.

Also, I could be wrong, but the last time Ida Maria was in Minneapolis was at Fine Line Cafe in 2009 – but she never showed up. So I never saw her live, but I would have love to hear "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" … Anyway, instead of canceling the show, Ladyhawke played the event for free.

Ida Maria is playing some dates in her country:

If you're into Norwegian bands, you definitely need to check out the Brilliance Records/Jansen Plateproduksjon official Norwegian showcase at SXSW on Friday, March 14th at Icenhauer’s (83 Rainey St).

Lineup and set times:

Highasakite is listed as headliner. The quintet will head out on tour after SXSW with UK-based indie pop trio London Grammar (see dates below).
Highasakite is supporting their new album Silent Treatment, out April 8th in the US and recently #1 in Norway with hit singles like "Hiroshima" and "Since Last Wednesday".

Electric Eye announced a string of appearances at SXSW 2014 (see details below).

Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Electric Eye play droned out psych-rock inspired by Indian philosophy. Their debut album Pick-Up, Lift-off, Space, Time came out last year and received positive mentions in various Norwegian media. The record was co-released in the US and the UK by Norway's Klangkollektivet and London based Fuzz Club Records.

SXSW details: