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Anna Ternheim - Leaving on mayday
 
Anna Ternheim - Leaving on mayday
Anna Ternheim's third album, Leaving on mayday will put an end to the difficult third album talk. With producer Björn Yttling, she has recorded a set of songs with a self-evidence and rough authority which few artists are able to reach. Instead of taking the safe road, Anna and Björn approach the music without compromise: the songs are crystal clear, direct in their approach and refuse to hide behind any big arrangements or sonic tricks. The instrumentation is sparse, and the focus on Anna is total.

Leaving on a mayday saw the first light of day during the summer of 2007 when Anna contacted Björn about working together on the new record. She'd just finished her spring tour following the Separation Road album, culminating in a sold out show at Stockholm's 3500 capacity Annexet venue. All she knew then was that she needed to take the new album in a different direction. To let it build upon the vocals and the lyrics. Björn understood what she was looking for and told her: "Listen to Nina Simone, Bob Marley and Cornelis Vreeswijk. Be inspired, and call me in six months!"

Having stood astride on Annexets stage, playing bombastic, dark pop, it felt natural to walk a different path this time. For me, the end of each album recording has been the start of the next album, like some sort of reaction against what you've dug deep into, dreamt about and worked fanatically with... until you get bored and end up not wanting anything to do with it, says Anna Ternheim.

After a New York show in October 2007, Anna and Björn met again and he liked the new material Anna showed him. After the Christmas holidays the two of them entered a rehearsal space with jazz-drummer Fredrik Rundqvist and started working with the music.

It's been incredibly inspiring to work with Björn, he's reminded me of how I used to sing when I was a child, letting the melodies and voice roam freely...

Shortly thereafter, the classic Atlantis Studio in Stockholm was booked and the foundations of the album were recorded live, including the strings.

Anna probably sums it up best when she exclaims:

The last album was like a black, shiny, heavy stone. Leaving on a mayday is a bit like a dirty white feather, but yet austere.
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