Theresa Andersson - Street Parade [CD]

Swedish born, New Orleans based vocalist Theresa Andersson's new album, 'Street Parade', is a lush, joyful and sometimes melancholy ode to they city she has called "home" for nearly 20 years. A stunning vocalist and a talented multi-instrumentalist, Theresa is best known for her live shows, where she crafts complexly layered songs using a bevy of drums, stringed instruments and looping pedals. Andersson became an internet phenomenon in 2008, when YouTube featured a home-made video of her performing a song in her kitchen. The song, "Na Na Na," from her album 'Hummingbird, Go!', logged 750,000 views in three days, and has gone on to accumulate nearly 1.5 million views on YouTube. Andersson's new album, 'Street Parade', reflects a dreamy Nordic pop sensibility firmly rooted and influenced by the warm gospel and soul sounds that drew the artist to New Orleans in the first place. The title track, "Street Parade," opens the record with resounding vocals rising over a regimental drum-line, testifying to the catharsis and impermanence of the carnival. Theresa's voice plays from a tongue-in-cheek 60s standard to a subtle snarl on the nocturnal brass breakdown of "Fiya's Gone." "What Comes Next" opens with a bright horn melody and mighty drum cadence leading into a powerful chorus on which Theresa is joined by Peter Moren of Peter Bjorn and John. "Multi-faceted songs that have one foot in retro soul and one in Scandinavian pop." - Los Angeles Times "Swedish vocalist blends chockablock rhythms, fairy tale instrumentation and dreamlike melodies for music that recalls a spacier, sultrier Feist." - Rolling Stone