Lena Swanberg - The Art of Staying Young and Unhurt (Diesel Music 2012)

"Lena Swanberg’s background is in the jazz scene. The songs on the debut album move between dramatic pop, bluesy moods, and fantasy-like soundscapes, all rooted in the singer-songwriter genre. The debut is produced by Göran Petersson (who has earlier produced Sofia Karlsson and Jeanette Lindström). Some harmonies lean towards pop music while others towards jazz and blues. Sometimes there are mystical subtleties that lead one to think of Nina Simone if she would be a 29 year old Swedish girl. By all rights Lena Swanberg and her producer Göran Petersson have created their very own musical universe" Read more @ Lena Swanberg website