17 July 2013

Håkan Hellström "2 steg från paradise" (2010)

2 steg från paradise
release date: Oct. 13, 2010
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,28]

Track highlights: 1. "Det här är min tid" - 2. "Saknade te havs" [live] - 4. "River en vacker dröm" - 5. "2 steg från paradise" - 6. "Jag vet vilken dy hon varit i" (4 / 5) - 8. "Det dom aldrig nämner" - 11. "Du är snart där"

6th studio album by Håkan Hellström. This is a return to form, and it appears to be a more mature album by Hellström. The album had its release almost on the date of his 10 year old solo debut. Stylistically, it's a continued journey from his 2008 release För sent för edelweiss into singer / songwriter folk pop area with less party music, and although, I'm quite fond of his uptempo tracks, I think he succeeds much better on this with better and stronger songwriting. Also, the overall impression is that the songs are more of his own than strongly influenced by other artists.