* Anna Ternheim, “To Be Gone”

Sweden’s latest export might lean toward the lyrically melancholic, but she still manages to make her tunes charming. Ternheim plays Joe’s Pub tomorrow and Bowery Ballroom on Thursday.

* Tony Scherr, “I Could Understand”

Laid-back vocals and Neil Young-ian guitars are used to haunting effect on this song off the New York singer-songwriter’s sophomore album, “Twist In The Wind.”

* A Cursive Memory, “Everything”

On this single off its debut, Changes,” the California band takes a pop-rock look at what it means when something becomes all-consuming. The group plays the Knitting Factory on Wednesday.

Tom Vella and the Wayside, “In the Sunlight”

* Upbeat and encouraging, this track off the Northern New Jersey jam band’s first full-length disc, “Halos & Pitchforks,” inspires listeners to cheerfully hoist their beers aloft and sing along with the band.

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