MP3: Håkan Hellström - För sent för edelweiss
I'm a fan of the new Håkan Hellström album "För sent för edelweiss". I fully agree with Lars that it's his best work since his solo debut, but despite its many charms, I have not fallen completely in love with it. Håkan's youthful charm has given way to retro nostalgia, a fitting touch I must say. Those of us who came of age with "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" are no doubt similarly settling down, so looking backwards to the music of the past feels quite natural. I can relate; it makes sense. I'm okay with that. But I can also see how one may find fault and that's where contributor Simon Tagestam comes in. Today's mp3 post belongs to him:
Håkan Hellström's got a new album out (his fourth proper one) that seems to have every Swedish journalist trying to outdo each other coming up with texts praising the album and Hellström himself. Personally, I think the album is quite disappointing, there's too much dodgy (Swedish) prog rock on it for my liking. However, there are a handful of fantastic tracks on the album, one of them being the title track, which is also a b-side from "Klubbland" that came out two years ago. It's a very bleak song, lyrically it's quite close to the "loser lyrics" of Broder Daniel (where Hellström played the drums). I love it, it's one of those songs that if I could only listen to 5 songs for the rest of my life, it might just have a chance to be included, since I always welcome songs that make me feel like shit with open arms.
What do you think?
Håkan Hellström - För sent för edelweiss