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"Slutet gott" is the name of Jakob Hellman's third album, which he releases this spring.
New disc! Giant tour! We have to tell you about this!
In a way, Jakob Hellman is only and only his songs. And I have all the respect for that, really, for someone who succeeds in the art piece of being their art, or if it's the other way around, that one's art is one's life. He has never done anything less good than the debut album ...and the big ocean. It is admirable and an indisputable fact. You sort of have a feeling of, no, a conviction that it will always be like that. Almost completely without biographical knowledge about him, other than this particular... treasure of songs. It almost always feels silly to use that word, song tax, but there's nothing else that fits.
I'm starting over. Jakob was Swedish pop's great savior and innovator a long time ago. But he disappeared after the debut. Did occasional gigs and small tours, but no new record, none of the new absolutely wonderful songs were recorded. But then, seemingly out of nowhere, he came back with an equally strong collection of songs 30 years later, and the album Ă„ntligen borta. And since then, he's proven time and time again that he's a formidable live performer, touring ever bigger and proving he's more than just nostalgia and babysitting and a night on the town with old pals. But what to do then? Yes, you struggle of course.
Grateful and diligent.
I'm starting over. But where to start? In the Vuollerim of childhood or in the Falun of youth?
Or with a personal memory, when we sat in a tour bus together and listened to Ted Gärdestad and life was just so amazing? Or when I saw him live in Boden right after his debut and just cried because of how good he was? Or when I got to sing with him much later? Or when he borrowed my band Nerverna for a little summer tour and how cool I was then? All I really know is that there will be a new album this spring! It's called The Good End and it will of course be the best, just like usual. And he's going on a huge tour! Jakob Hellman is still Swedish pop's savior and innovator.
/Mattias Alkberg
Jakob Hellman
Jakob Hellman releases new music and goes on a big spring tour"Slutet gott" is the name of Jakob Hellman's third album, which he releases this spring.
New disc! Giant tour! We have to tell you about this!
In a way, Jakob Hellman is only and only his songs. And I have all the respect for that, really, for someone who succeeds in the art piece of being their art, or if it's the other way around, that one's art is one's life. He has never done anything less good than the debut album ...and the big ocean. It is admirable and an indisputable fact. You sort of have a feeling of, no, a conviction that it will always be like that. Almost completely without biographical knowledge about him, other than this particular... treasure of songs. It almost always feels silly to use that word, song tax, but there's nothing else that fits.
I'm starting over. Jakob was Swedish pop's great savior and innovator a long time ago. But he disappeared after the debut. Did occasional gigs and small tours, but no new record, none of the new absolutely wonderful songs were recorded. But then, seemingly out of nowhere, he came back with an equally strong collection of songs 30 years later, and the album Ă„ntligen borta. And since then, he's proven time and time again that he's a formidable live performer, touring ever bigger and proving he's more than just nostalgia and babysitting and a night on the town with old pals. But what to do then? Yes, you struggle of course.
Grateful and diligent.
I'm starting over. But where to start? In the Vuollerim of childhood or in the Falun of youth?
Or with a personal memory, when we sat in a tour bus together and listened to Ted Gärdestad and life was just so amazing? Or when I saw him live in Boden right after his debut and just cried because of how good he was? Or when I got to sing with him much later? Or when he borrowed my band Nerverna for a little summer tour and how cool I was then? All I really know is that there will be a new album this spring! It's called The Good End and it will of course be the best, just like usual. And he's going on a huge tour! Jakob Hellman is still Swedish pop's savior and innovator.
/Mattias Alkberg
Dates
Friday 3 Oct 19:30 - 21:00
