Anna Ternheim

Sat., Oct. 17, 9 p.m., $12-$13, with Asobi Seksu, and Loney, Dear, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman

This brooding thrush's elegantly folky, frequently downcast songwriting situates her toward the sleepier end of the Scandinavian Invasion spectrum, but don't be lulled too fast: Leaving on a Mayday (Universal), her latest offering, boasts a curiously sparse, percussive sheen, much sharper than your average tasteful Nordic mopefest.

Sat., Oct. 17, 9 p.m., $12-$13, with Asobi Seksu, and Loney, Dear, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.