09 July 2013

Håkan Hellström "Ett kolikbarns bekännelser" (2005)

Ett kolikbarns bekännelser
release date: Feb. 16, 2005
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,45]

Track highlights: 1. "Jag har varit i alla städer" - 2. "Brännö serenad" (4 / 5) - 4. "Dom kommer kliva på dig igen" - 5. "Bara dårar rusar in" - 6. "Hurricane Gilbert" - 8. "Magasinsgatan" (4 / 5)

3rd studio album release by Håkan Hellström is music with more focus on the singer / songwriter, folk pop and chamber pop (not unlike The Divine Comedy) element, and it's a more personal and intimate Hellström with acoustic guitar and more ballads, and even though I think his best tracks are the uptempo party songs, I consider this, one of his best. "Brännö serenad" and "Magasinsgatan" are some of his very best songs, and are actually fine examples of his ability to write beautiful ballads (the first) and strong party songs (the latter).