Ida Maria?

Saw these guys on Jools Holland last night (I was mainly watching for BSP) and they weren't bad at all. Well I say guys, its confusing as to whether or not Ida Maria is the lead singer or the band themselves, as she began as a solo artist in Bergen, but clearly her current music is band-orientated.

It was kind of refreshing to hear something outside of the British or American spheres of Indie or Rock and hear something that was almost an objective intepretation of both. Immediate similarites are with fellow Swedes The Hives, only slightly less rubbish.

Basically, just listen to "Oh My God" on her/their myspace and enjoy this inoffensive, if albeit unchallenging take on the traditional rock formula.

Myspace