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Halfway to Fivepoints
Anna Ternheim
Halfway to Fivepoints
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
 
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Anna Ternheim's first official full-length release in the U.S., Halfway to Fivepoints is something of a journey through her already successful international career. A critical darling in her native Sweden--where her debut ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Anna Ternheim
Title: Halfway to Fivepoints
Members Wishing: 5
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 4/22/2008
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Europe, Scandinavia, Singer-Songwriters, Adult Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602517627826

Synopsis

Album Description
Anna Ternheim's first official full-length release in the U.S., Halfway to Fivepoints is something of a journey through her already successful international career. A critical darling in her native Sweden--where her debut album, 2004's Something Outside, earned her a Swedish Grammy® for Best New Artist--Ternheim has included some of her oldest and newest material on this album. The lone cover song on the disc is an exquisitely strippeddown and slowed cover of Fleetwood Mac's eighties hit "Little Lies." Together, this collection features quickly-written love stories, tales of loneliness, messy lives, stalkers and therapeutic kiss-offs to formers lovers. In tracks like "Lover's Dream," she sought to bring the listener into another realm, one akin to the grainy, black-and-white world found in the memorable 1922 film Nosferatu. It's appropriate, as Ternheim's voice lends a cinematic quality to the disc, at times conjuring Orton's contemplative alt-folk and even the timeless wisdom of Joni Mitchell--sometimes within the same song (as on the album-ending title track). Throughout it all, there's a class to these songs, a beauty to them, and to the transportative quality of Ternheim's sometimes breathy, sometimes sweet voice.

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CD Reviews

Good Introduction...Not a Weasel
a music fan | New York | 05/24/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"nice introduction anna ternheim's work. she's been around making records since 2004 but this is her first release in US. sort of a compilation. saw her at the bowery ballroom with lykke li and el perro del mar in new york. a great and long overdue perfomance in the US.



it's tough to describe where anna fits stylistically. sparse and dark, but also with great implied hope and optimism. if like early beth orton, nick cave, emilianna torrini or suzanne vega you will probably find anna's musi to your liking.



contrary to the gentleman who is trying to sully her name on this page, credit is given to fleetwood mac, and in particular - christine mcvie - on the international version of the album - and she explains her version of their song also live in concert.



blaming her for a typo by her record company calling her a weasel?



classy.



folks - download the tune "you mean nothing to me anymore" - absolutely stunning...and check out her performing it on youtube













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Great voice and songs from a Swedish singer!
Angela Scott-Cox | many places, right now Spring Lake, NC | 07/15/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I picked this up on a whim while on vacation last year and I was immediately intrigued. She has a sweet, unassuming voice, which reminds me of a few people, BUT she's truly her own person! The lyrics are at times more simplistic, but nothing complex is needed here. I am touched by many of these lovely songs, which range from pop, more folksy, softer alternative...how do I describe them?! They flow so well, and I think everyone can find something they can relate to in her music. I wish she would be more recognized here in American for she certainly deserves it! I recommend this album!!"
Soothing, mellow folk songstress
Jed Shlackman | Miami, FL United States | 06/21/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Anna Ternheim has a pleasant voice, well-suited to lounge and folk music. She reminds me a lot of Suzanne Vega in her vocal tone, and her songs are generally slow-paced folk tunes. While the songs don't really stand out melodically, the album has a generally likable vibe, as Anna's voice draws you in and carries you along on her moody contemplative journey. I like her cover of Fleetwood Mac's Little Lies, slowed down and given a bit of harmonica blues to re-interpret that tune in a fresh way. Anna is a solid talent and fans of female folk, jazz, and lounge singers may enjoy this album."