Upbeat, spirited rock songs like the sexually charged “Did You Come?” and the guitar-heavy “You Stupid Bitch” are comedic, but also biting as Ulven sings lyrics like “You stupid bitch, can’t you see?/ The perfect one for you is me.” But as “You Stupid Bitch ” comes to a close, the following track, “Rue,” opens and clarifies that Ulven’s use of guitar has evolved. There is an edge to the music as Ulven sings, “I get intrusive thoughts like cutting my hands off/ Like jumping in front of a bus/ Like how do I make this stop,” and wonders if her therapist hates her, blaming her chemical imbalance of serotonin for “twisting things.” The track is one of the best she has ever made, and the rest of the album features an impressive collection of songs to go with it. With indie/alternative singer-songwriter Finneas as one of the song’s main producers, the track deviates from her normal style. The opening song, “Serotonin, ” is different from anything she has made before. “If I Could Make It Go Quiet” returns to the familiar low-fi guitar riffs and catchy hooks that have characterized Girl in Red’s music since she started producing it in her bedroom in 2016, but the tracklist elaborates on the previous themes and styles of her music, twisting them into something fresh. But her album, “If I Could Make It Go Quiet” (2021) proves that she has the artistry to back up her symbolic status. Girl in Red, or Marie Ulven, first rose to fame from past singles like “I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend” (2017) and “We Fell In Love In October” (2018), and has since become a popular icon of queer pride.
Playful, sexual, loving and sad - the debut album from Norwegian singer-songwriter Girl in Red is all of these things.
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