June 12, 2008 | Posted by David B. at 9:15 AM

Then a breeze begins to blow

theresa andersson

I know what you're thinking: you're afraid the weekend will come, and you won't have heard any handclaps all week. You're afraid that Saturday morning will arrive, and you'll be filled with a deep sense of loneliness and shame, your life bereft of the pep and vigor that handclaps so readily provide.

Theresa Andersson - Birds Fly Away.

You're welcome.

Actually, thank Andersson, who hails from New Orleans. This track appears on her album Hummingbird, Go!, out September 3 on Basin Street Records. (This song is also on her I The River EP.)

I love this song, and when I first heard it, I thought it reminded me of Jens Lekman. Then I realized that Sweden's Tobias Froberg produced the record, which means only one thing: I may not be able to do basic arithmetic, but I can spot Swedish pop music a mile away. (I'm adding that to my resume.) Hummingbird, Go! is a record with very good songs and surprising little moments that will keep you happy. (It also has a cover of Froberg's "God's Highway", which I posted back in 2006.)
Look for Hummingbird, Go! when it comes out in a couple months on Basin Street Records.

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