Ebba Forsberg released her first record on Madonna’s Maverick records in 1997. I expect at the time I may have been exposed to Ebba but I have no memory of it (like much of the late 90′s). It’s been a few years and while Ebba Forsberg truly never left the music scene this is a bit of a comeback album for her.
She’s changed much about how she records from the production (more bare now) to the songwriting (she does it all now). Her sound has changed slightly from being a little too over produced female alt-rock to a perfect blend of jazz, folk and blues (riyl Madeline Peyroux, Over The Rhine or Cowboy Junkies). Her new self-titled cd is out now and here’s a song from it:
Here’s a video that explains her absence and the recording of the new album.