Doing - It - Again
Red-Alert
Do you listen to girl in red? The sapphic music icon released her sophomore album earlier this year, and ahead of her show in Dublin this August, she sat down with Alice Linehan to discuss music, mental health, and her fond memories of touring in Ireland.
Photo by Heather Hazzan.
In April 2024, Marie Ulven Ringheim, better known as girl in red, returned to music with the release of I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!. Her highly-anticipated second studio album opens with the track appropriately titled ‘I’m Back’, a nod to the three-year hiatus she was ending. The lyrics provide further explanation:
“I’m back, I feel like myself I was gone for a minute ‘cause I went to get help”.
The Norwegian artist’s new-found optimism permeates the song as she says that the “good life” she has always wanted is “right around the corner”.
With such lyrics, it’s no wonder the record was marketed as an upbeat project full of hope, self-love and confidence. It’s a step away from her previous work and first album, if i could make it go quiet, which holds more darkness, exploring her mental health struggles, among other things.