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For her third album -- which would become her second U.S. full-length, following the compilation release Halfway to Fivepoints -- Swedish songbird Anna Ternheim enlisted the assistance of Björn Yttling, best known as one-third of Peter Bjorn and John but increasingly prominent in his own right via production work for Lykke Li, Shout Out Louds, Primal Scream, and others. It was a savvy move -- for one thing, the collaboration netted Ternheim a Swedish Grammy for Album of the Year -- and the results were a modest but significant step away from the accomplished but slightly faceless and overstuffed jazzy lounge-folk of her earlier work, toward an edgier, more distinctly pop direction. While hardly as gritty as Yttling's work on Lykke Li's Youth Novels, or his own band's 2009 album Living Thing, Leaving on a Mayday shares with those records an inventive sparseness -- achieved more through a spacious openness in the sound than a reduction in the number of instruments, per se -- and in particular a relative paucity of guitars in favor of, among other things, surprisingly prominent percussion. That's especially true of the album's first half, where the pulsing, stripped-down grooves are colored by majestically thick string arrangements (penned by Yttling, who also contributed his multi-instrumental talents throughout.) For all its sonic distinctiveness, though, this is still fundamentally a singer/songwriter album -- the arrangements may sometimes be more initially striking than the songs they are designed to serve, but with further listening, they emerge as well-conceived if unconventional complements to a fine slate of lyrical compositions steeped in the autumnal melancholy favored by so many Scandinavians (Ane Brun, Stina Nordenstam, Britta Persson, Sarah Assbring,etc.), with an especial tinge of romantic desperation (Ternheim sometimes seems just as distraught and unsettled by the prospect of an actual romantic connection as she is over the absence of bygone and unattained lovers.) That said, several of Mayday's finest and most striking moments are at least musically upbeat, as with gloriously harmonized choruses of the sweeping opener "What Have I Done" and especially the thundering, Fleetwood Mac-ish "Make It on My Own" (one of two Yttling co-writes, and a key track added to the album for its U.S. release.) The tail-end of the disc finds Ternheim in a folkier vein, with the simply, sweetly strummed "Summer Rain," the tense, fingerpicked "Off the Road," and the foreboding, folkloric dirge "Black Sunday Afternoon" offering a nice reminder of her stylistic breadth.
© K. Ross Hoffman /TiVo
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Tommy Andersson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andreas Forsman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ringqvist, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, String Arranger, Percussion, Piano, Electric Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Janne Hansson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Gloady, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Lindhamre, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ternheim, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sunniva bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Greta Bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stella Bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fredrik Rundqvist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pelle Jacobsson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Johan Moren, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Tommy Andersson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andreas Forsman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ringqvist, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, String Arranger, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Janne Hansson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Gloady, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Lindhamre, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ternheim, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anders Stenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fredrik Rundqvist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johan Moren, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Tommy Andersson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Sweeney, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Forss, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Forsman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ringqvist, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, String Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Janne Hansson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Gloady, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Lindhamre, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ternheim, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fredrik Rundqvist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pelle Jacobsson, Percussion, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Johan Moren, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Tommy Andersson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Forss, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Forsman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ringqvist, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, String Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Janne Hansson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Gloady, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Lindhamre, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ternheim, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anders Stenberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sunniva bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Greta Bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stella Bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fredrik Rundqvist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pelle Jacobsson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Johan Moren, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Tommy Andersson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Forss, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Forsman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ringqvist, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Janne Hansson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Gloady, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Lindhamre, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ternheim, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fredrik Rundqvist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pelle Jacobsson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Johan Moren, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Tommy Andersson, Keyboards, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Andreas Forsman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ringqvist, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, String Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Janne Hansson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Gloady, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Lindhamre, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ternheim, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sunniva bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Greta Bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stella Bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fredrik Rundqvist, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johan Moren, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Tommy Andersson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellekari Larsson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Linn Segolson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ternheim, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Only Records Ternheim AB, under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Tommy Andersson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer - Janne Hansson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Gloady, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Ternheim, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sunniva bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Greta Bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stella Bondesson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Matt Sweeney, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gloady, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Shelley, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ternheim, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Matt Sweeney, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gloady, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Ternheim, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
Matt Sweeney, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Marten, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Yttling, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Electric Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Gloady, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Ternheim, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Only Records Ternheim AB, Under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
DISC 2
Lasse Marten, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Ternheim, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lars Nyberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Only Records Ternheim AB
Lasse Marten, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Ternheim, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lars Nyberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Only Records Ternheim AB
Lasse Marten, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Ternheim, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Lars Nyberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Only Records Ternheim AB
Lasse Marten, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Ternheim, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lars Nyberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Only Records Ternheim AB
Lasse Marten, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Ternheim, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lars Nyberg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Only Records Ternheim AB
Albumbeschreibung
For her third album -- which would become her second U.S. full-length, following the compilation release Halfway to Fivepoints -- Swedish songbird Anna Ternheim enlisted the assistance of Björn Yttling, best known as one-third of Peter Bjorn and John but increasingly prominent in his own right via production work for Lykke Li, Shout Out Louds, Primal Scream, and others. It was a savvy move -- for one thing, the collaboration netted Ternheim a Swedish Grammy for Album of the Year -- and the results were a modest but significant step away from the accomplished but slightly faceless and overstuffed jazzy lounge-folk of her earlier work, toward an edgier, more distinctly pop direction. While hardly as gritty as Yttling's work on Lykke Li's Youth Novels, or his own band's 2009 album Living Thing, Leaving on a Mayday shares with those records an inventive sparseness -- achieved more through a spacious openness in the sound than a reduction in the number of instruments, per se -- and in particular a relative paucity of guitars in favor of, among other things, surprisingly prominent percussion. That's especially true of the album's first half, where the pulsing, stripped-down grooves are colored by majestically thick string arrangements (penned by Yttling, who also contributed his multi-instrumental talents throughout.) For all its sonic distinctiveness, though, this is still fundamentally a singer/songwriter album -- the arrangements may sometimes be more initially striking than the songs they are designed to serve, but with further listening, they emerge as well-conceived if unconventional complements to a fine slate of lyrical compositions steeped in the autumnal melancholy favored by so many Scandinavians (Ane Brun, Stina Nordenstam, Britta Persson, Sarah Assbring,etc.), with an especial tinge of romantic desperation (Ternheim sometimes seems just as distraught and unsettled by the prospect of an actual romantic connection as she is over the absence of bygone and unattained lovers.) That said, several of Mayday's finest and most striking moments are at least musically upbeat, as with gloriously harmonized choruses of the sweeping opener "What Have I Done" and especially the thundering, Fleetwood Mac-ish "Make It on My Own" (one of two Yttling co-writes, and a key track added to the album for its U.S. release.) The tail-end of the disc finds Ternheim in a folkier vein, with the simply, sweetly strummed "Summer Rain," the tense, fingerpicked "Off the Road," and the foreboding, folkloric dirge "Black Sunday Afternoon" offering a nice reminder of her stylistic breadth.
© K. Ross Hoffman /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:49
- Main artists: Anna Ternheim
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music AB
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 Only Records Ternheim AB ℗ 2009 Only Records Ternheim AB
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