Anna Ternheim
Lovers dream and more music for psychotic lovers
Universal
When Anna Ternheim stretches she doesn't go all that far. Still, this five-song EP is a nice twist on the melancholy tranquil folky singer-songwriter piano-based songs that comprise her first two records. The instrumentation is different here, and the sound more spacious and experimental, though still instantly recognizable as her's. Perhaps most refreshing are the lyrics which, as the EP's title implies, go beyond her standard forlorn and defiant love songs toward the mentally ill without the in-your-face humor of, say, Hello Saferide's "High school stalker". "I refuse to believe you've left me / 'cause you'll never leave / nor stop loving me / 'cause I would hurt you beyond belief" she sings with the sweetest tones, setting up an intruiging (if disturbing) juxtaposition. At the end of the day, though, it's still Anna Ternheim all the way, not in the least bit dangerous. But if you like easy going, very pretty, and relaxing mellow songs, you'll enjoy it, and if you don't, you won't. I do.
- Nancy Baym
