ANNA TERNHEIM

Halfway to Fivepoints

2008-05-11

Anna Ternheim has walked away with most of Sweden's songwriting and female artist awards for the last couple of years. Her emotional songs about failed relationships and loneliness must have made her the "Heartbreak Queen" of that country. She doesn't stray very far from romantic angst on this release, and either delivers these confessionals with lush backgrounds ("Girl Laying Down" and "Lover's Dream") or spare arrangements (the Fleetwood Mac cover "Little Lies" and the title track). I think she hits her intended mark best on the latter method, where the sentiment is laid bare and not covered with orchestral pomp and circumstance. MJVD R-Pop (Swedish)

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Rock

  • reviewed 06/2017

    Sarah Jane Scouten
    When the Bloom Falls from The Rose

  • reviewed 07/2007

    The Rosebuds
    Night of the Furies

  • reviewed 03/2008

    Big Head Todd and The Monsters
    All The Love You Need

  • reviewed 07/2004

    Chris Robinson & the New Earth Mud
    This Magnificent Distance

  • reviewed 10/2009

    Lou Barlow
    Goodnight Unknown

  • reviewed 11/2016

    Screaming Females
    Ugly

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.