Theresa Andersson Discography
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 Theresa AnderssonHummingbird, Go! Release Date 2008 08 19 Label Basin Street Records Rating:  Stylistically, Theresa Andersson has not been easy to pin down as a recording artist. Although the Swedish vocalist/New Orleans transplant has recorded some torchy, jazz-influenced material, some people have described her as a roots rock/Americana/country-rock type of artist and compared her to folks like Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Loveless, Nanci Griffith, and Victoria Williams -- and, to be sure, those have been valid comparisons at times. Listeners who have had a hard time categorizing Andersson will find that she isn't any easier to categorize on Hummingbird, Go!, which finds her taking a somewhat psychedelic turn. Perhaps the best way to describe this 2008 release is "adult alternative pop/rock and folk-rock with soul and psychedelic influences." Tracks like &"Birds Fly Away," &"Locusts Are Gossiping," &"Clusters," and &"Na Na Na" have a hazy, spacy, dreamy quality; it's the sort of haziness that makes you feel like you have stepped into the aural equivalent of a David Lynch film. And according to the credits, this 36-minute CD was recorded in an unlikely place: Andersson's kitchen, where she had a band but made rhythmic use of things like wine glasses and beer bottles. But despite not being recorded in a conventional fashion -- that is, in a recording studio or at a live gig -- Hummingbird, Go! is not an exercise in strangeness for the sake of strangeness. Andersson brings a real sense of songcraft to the project, and many of her melodies are appealingly ethereal. Andersson doesn't have a huge voice; her vocals are on the thin side. But she knows how to make the most of what she has; that was evident on previous releases and continues to be evident on the surprisingly psychedelic-influenced Hummingbird, Go! Alex Henderson, Rovi |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Na Na Na | Fröberg, Andersson | 3:20 |
| 2 | Clusters | Faust, Andersson | 1:24 |
| 3 | Birds Fly Away | Faust, Andersson | 3:25 |
| 4 | Introducing the Kitchenettes | Andersson | :43 |
| 5 | Hi-Low | Fröberg, Andersson | 3:18 |
| 6 | Innan du Går | Fröberg, Andersson | 3:40 |
| 7 | Hummingbird, Go! | Andersson | 2:05 |
| 8 | Japanese Art | Fröberg, Andersson | 3:18 |
| 9 | Waltz | Faust, Andersson | 4:11 |
| 10 | God's Highway | Fröberg, Andersson | 3:13 |
| 11 | Locusts Are Gossiping | Faust, Andersson | 4:28 |
| 12 | Minor Changes | Faust, Andersson | 3:47 |
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