The lead-off single from Håkan Hellström's third album, Ett Kolikbarns Bekännelser may not be fully representative of the album as a whole, but one thing is for sure: it represents a marked departure from his previous output.
While his first two records were variations on manic 2000s indie pop, Ett Kolikbarns Bekännelser has a looser sound, a chordal structure reminiscent of 12-bar blues and a prominent flute making it sound more like a rock & roll shuffle from the hippie era rather than anything from the last 25 years.
Hellström's flow of words is now more storytelling and biographical in nature than his lovelorn poetry of yore.
And while there are still a lot of quotes and phrases from his influences, they now make up a lesser part of the lyrics than before.
There simply is more of Håkan here, it seems, something that is also reflected in the longer, slower, and more thoughtful songs.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jag Har Varit I Alla Städer | Håkan Hellström | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Brännö Serenad | Håkan Hellström | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | En Midsommarnattsdröm | Håkan Hellström | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen | Håkan Hellström | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Bara Dårar Rusar In | Håkan Hellström | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Hurricane Gilbert | Håkan Hellström | Play | 06:22 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Gårdakvarnar Och Skit | Håkan Hellström | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Magasinsgatan | Håkan Hellström | Play | 06:28 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Andersson | Photography |
| 2 | Mattias Glavå | Mixing |
| 3 | Håkan Hellström | Primary Artist, Producer, String Arrangements |
| 4 | Ulf Jansson | Orgel |
| 5 | Björn Olsson | Guitar, Kora, Producer, String Arrangements |
| 6 | Ismail Samie | A&R |
| 7 | Fredrik Sandsten | Group Member |
| 8 | Stefan Sporsén | Brass Arrangement, Group Member, Klaviatur, Piano |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |