Ebba Forsberg

As brooders go, Ebba Forsberg, a Swedish singer/songwriter who grew up in Africa, ranks
up there with Sade or Marianne Faithfull. But her gorgeously calibrated alto is even plainer
than the former's and nowhere near as burned and allusive as the latter's. Working mostly
with producer Mats Asplén, Forsberg has created eleven songs that eschew electronic
contouring and Scandipop sweetening; yet these minimalist, harmony-shy arran... More >