This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lasse Stefanz - 40 ljuva år!
02. Markus Fagervall - Echo heart
03. Laleh - Prinsessor
04. Moneybrother - Pengabrorsan
05. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
06. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
07. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
08. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
09. Orup - Faktiskt
10. Abba - Number ones
11. Anders Ekborg - Äkta vara
12. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
14. Vikingarna - Bästa
15. Eric Gadd - Gaddamn - The ultimate collection
16. Koop - Koop islands
17. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
18. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
19. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes

MP3: Nisse Hellberg - Trettifyran

I'm not feeling inspired by my back-catalogue this week, so I've preempted my usual Friday oldie post with something that's a little bit old and a little bit new. Nisse Hellberg has been around a long while, both as the frontman for Wilmer X and also as a solo artist, among other various projects. I was looking for something to put on the stereo when my dad was visiting over the holidays and figured that his latest album "Snackbar blues". It's total dad-rock - a little rockabilly, a touch of blues, all well-played and inoffensive. Thing is, I find myself listening to the damn thing over and over, long after my dad's gone home. It took me awhile to figure it out, but it finally dawned on me: Nisse Hellberg reminds me a heckuva lot of Dave Alvin from The Blasters. It's classic, rootsy rock'n'roll from a guy whose old band first gained acceptance from the punk-rockers before making any inroads to the mainstream. That's kind of the way it happened, right?
The song I've posted today is cover of "Trettifyran", originally done by Olle Adolphson (that's the little old part). At first I thought it was a Swedish version of "Waitin' for the axe" by BR5-49, but I guess that only goes to show what I know. Not very much, huh? Dad-rock or not, this I like.

Nisse Hellberg - Trettifyran

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Markus Fagervall - Echo heart
02. Moneybrother - Pengabrorsan
03. Laleh - Prinsessor
04. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
05. Lasse Stefanz - 40 ljuva år!
06. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
07. Orup - Faktiskt
08. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
09. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
10. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
11. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
12. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
14. Abba - Number ones
15. Eric Gadd - Gaddamn - The ultimate collection
16. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
17. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
18. Vikingarna - Bästa
19. Koop - Koop islands
20. Anders Ekborg - Äkta vara

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
02. Moneybrother - Pengabrorsan
03. Laleh - Prinsessor
04. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
05. Magnus Carlsson - Spår i snön
06. Nils Landgren - Christmas with my friends
07. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
08. Darin - Break the news
09. Uno Svenningsson & Irma Schultz Keller - Sånger för December
10. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
11. Vikingarna - Bästa
12. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
14. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become
15. Orup - Faktiskt
16. Agnes - Stronger
17. Abba - Number ones
18. Frans - Da man
19. Eric Gadd - Gaddamn - The ultimate collection
20. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
02. Darin - Break the news
03. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
04. Magnus Carlsson - Spår i snön
05. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
06. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
07. Vikingarna - Bästa
08. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
09. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become
10. Nils Landgren - Christmas with my friends
11. Orup - Faktiskt
12. Eric Gadd - Gaddamn - The ultimate collection
14. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
15. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
16. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
17. Agnes - Stronger
18. The Boppers - Jingle bell rock
19. Roxette - A collection of Roxette hits! Their 20 greatest
20. Mora Träsk - Bäst of

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Darin - Break the news
02. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
03. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
04. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
05. Magnus Carlsson - Spår i snön
06. Vikingarna - Bästa
07. Orup - Faktiskt
08. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
09. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
10. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become
11. Linda Sundblad - Oh my god!
12. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
14. The Boppers - Jingle bell rock
15. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
16. Helena Paprizou - The game of love
17. Roxette - A collection of Roxette hits! Their 20 greatest
18. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
19. Anders Ekborg - Äkta vara
20. Agnes - Stronger

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
02. Orup - Faktiskt
03. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
04. Caj Karlsson & Världens Bästa Band - När sanningar tränger sig på
05. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
06. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
07. Helena Paprizou - The game of love
08. Vikingarna - Bästa
09. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become
10. The Boppers - Jingle bell rock
11. Linda Sundblad - Oh my god!
12. Roxette - A collection of Roxette hits! Their 20 greatest
14. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
15. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
16. Lisa Nilsson - Hotel Vermont 609
17. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
18. Melody Club - Scream
19. Hammerfall - Threshold
20. Europe - Secret society

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
02. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
03. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become
04. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
05. Linda Sundblad - Oh my god!
06. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
07. Roxette - A collection of Roxette hits! Their 20 greatest
08. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
09. Europe - Secret society
10. Vikingarna - Bästa
11. Melody Club - Scream
12. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
14. Lisa Nilsson - Hotel Vermont 609
15. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
16. Hammerfall - Threshold
17. Anders Ekborg - Äkta vara
18. Sara Isaksson & Rebecka Törnqvist - Fire in the hole - Sing Steely Dan
19. Tingsek - World of its own
20. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
02. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become
03. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
04. Roxette - A collection of Roxette hits! Their 20 greatest
05. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
06. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
07. Europe - Secret society
08. Vikingarna - Bästa
09. The Haunted - The dead eye
10. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
11. Hammerfall - Threshold
12. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
14. Lisa Nilsson - Hotel Vermont 609
15. Anders Ekborg - Äkta vara
16. Stefan Sundström - Fabler från bällingebro
17. Koop - Koop islands
18. Mats Bergmans - Den stora dagen
19. Di Leva - Hoppets röst
20. Marit Bergman - I think it's a rainbow

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
02. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become
03. Europe - Secret society
04. Roxette - A collection of Roxette hits! Their 20 greatest
05. Vikingarna - Bästa
06. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
07. Hammerfall - Threshold
08. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
09. Lisa Nilsson - Hotel Vermont 609
10. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
11. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
12. Stefan Sundström - Fabler från bällingebro
14. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
15. Agnes - Stronger
16. Sara Isaksson & Rebecka Törnqvist - Fire in the hole - Sing Steely Dan
17. Magnus Bäcklund - Never say never
18. Tingsek - World of its own
19. Koop - Koop islands
20. Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - Jazzen

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Agnes - Stronger
02. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
03. Lisa Nilsson - Hotel Vermont 609
04. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
05. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
06. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
07. Vikingarna - Bästa
08. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
09. Mats Bergmans - Den stora dagen
10. Marit Bergman - I think it's a rainbow
11. Koop - Koop islands
12. Anne Sofie von Otter - I let the music speak
14. Mando Diao - Ode to ochrasy
15. Di Leva - Hoppets röst
16. Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Tuesday wonderland
17. Christian Falk - People say
18. Rydell & Quick - Rockoholic
19. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
20. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao på turné

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lisa Nilsson - Hotel Vermont 609
02. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
03. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
04. Vikingarna - Bästa
05. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
06. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
07. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
08. Mats Bergmans - Den stora dagen
09. Koop - Koop islands
10. Marit Bergman - I think it's a rainbow
11. Christian Falk - People say
12. Anne Sofie von Otter - I let the music speak
14. Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Tuesday wonderland
15. Di Leva - Hoppets röst
16. Mando Diao - Ode to ochrasy
17. Rydell & Quick - Rockoholic
18. Viktoria Tolstoy - Pictures of me
19. Patrik Isaksson - Patrik Isaksson
20. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006

Wilmer X frontman Nisse Hellberg will release his new solo album "Snackbar blues" on October 4. The record was produced by Chips Kiesbye (Sator) and Nisse will do a few dates around Sweden in support.

Swedish hard-rockers United Enemies will record the song "Hell-A-Vision" which was written by Nisse Hellberg of Wilmer X. In other news, the band will contribute the track "Love Kills" to the soundtrack of the upcoming US horror movie "The Bloodstained Bride" by Tritoad Film/Brimstone LLC. It premieres in Hollywood on September 1.