Who is Theresa Andersson?

Press release news:

"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Appearance
scheduled for Feb 4, 2009!

Starbucks, January 09’ Hotel Café & Utah Residencies
and more follow NPR “Song of the Day” Spotlight


“ Swedish pop is very much of the moment, and Andersson’s particular hybrid is our favorite… the album is as intimate and arresting as any we’ve heard this year."
–Very Short List, October 2008

If you haven’t yet heard Theresa Andersson, that’s about to change.

Raised in Sweden but based in New Orleans for over a decade, Theresa Andersson mines her sonic roots of both homes on her gorgeous album Hummingbird, Go! (Basin Street Records), an intriguing blend of breezy, 60s-era pop combined with soul, gospel and Motown that features guest appearances by fellow Scandanavian Ane Brun and legendary New Orleans producer and composer Allen Toussaint.

Released to critical acclaim this past September (see press quotes below), Hummingbird, Go! has sparked interest among music programmers, the media and other tastemakers around the country. Even more impressive is her multi-instrumental one-woman live show, which almost always end with standing ovations from the audience, as was the case on her recent tour with Ane Brun and Tobias Froberg.

Early supporter KCRW, tapped “Birds Fly Away” as the station’s “Top Tune” last August. (http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu080821theresa_andersson_bi)

“Birds Fly Away” was featured last month on NPR’s “Song of the Day”.
(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97689691)

The Very Short List calls Hummingbird, Go! “a favorite”.
(http://www.veryshortlist.com/vsl/daily.cfm/review/641/CD/theresa-andersson-hummingbird-go/)

Theresa’s homemade video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2eD4GcLohE ), which features her performing the song “Na Na Na” live in the very same kitchen where she recorded her album, has received over 750,000 views since it first appeared on the homepage of YouTube.

Watch out for Theresa in early 2009: She will appear on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” on February 4, performing “Birds Fly Away.” “Birds Fly Away” is a featured track on the upcoming Starbucks compilation Have You Heard, which will be available in all Starbucks locations starting in January. If that wasn’t enough, Theresa was just in the studio with David Byrne, recording some material for his upcoming CD (due late 2009).

Theresa will be spending January on the West Coast. Then she’ll head East in early February for Conan and a show at Joe’s Pub. Starting March she will tour nationally throughout the spring. Don’t miss her live on the following dates:

Jan 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Café (7 pm)
Jan 13 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah (9 pm)
Jan 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Cafe (7 pm)
Jan 18 - San Diego, CA - Casbah (8:30 pm)
Jan 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Cafe (7 pm)
Jan 22 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah (9 pm)
Jan 25 - San Diego, CA - Casbah (8:30 pm)
Jan 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Cafe (7 pm)
Feb 6 - New York, NY - Joe’s Pub (10 pm)

More critical praise for Theresa Andersson’s new CD, Hummingbird, Go!:

“Swedish vocalist blends chockablock rhythms, fairy tale instrumentation and dreamlike melodies for music that recalls a spacier, sultrier Feist.”
- Rolling Stone, September 2008

“There’s an undeniable earthiness and primal power on Hummingbird, Go!... From the very start, you sense you’re in the presence of something special…” – Blurt, Sept 2008

“’60’s-soaked sophisti-pop…” - MTV Buzzworthy, June 2008

“… [an] unconventional, focused and utterly charming disc…” - Paste, October 2008

“Swedish transplant delights as a dexterous one-woman band.” - Spin, October 2008