keem all hippies: Peter Bjorn and John - Writer´s Block (Tour Edition)

The characters in Peter Bjorn and John songs are usually in love, usually to the exclusion of everything. On “Paris 2004” the protagonist signs “I’m all about you / You’re all about me / We’re all about each other”; the young folk of “Young Folks” just want to be “talking, only me and you”; and on “Roll the Credits”, “It’s between me and her now / Can’t separate at all.” In the same sense as that John Donne sonnet, love fills Peter Bjorn and John’s musical world until nothing else is worth commenting on: and seemingly without effort, the group makes even the most hard-hearted listener appreciate anew the simple, continually attractive fuel of indie-pop. You may not care about the old folks, but you should care about Peter Bjorn and John.

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From Rolling Stone Mag.

This past fall, Peter Bjorn and John's absurdly catchy "Young Folks" became the surprise indie-rock hit of 2006, thanks in no small part to its appearance on Grey's Anatomy. On the Swedish trio's third album, Writer's Block, Peter Moren, Bjorn Yttling and John Erikkson offer up a full LP's worth of the kind of bright, warm pop music that Scandinavia has been churning out like pickled herring the last few years. Tracks such as "Amsterdam," "Start to Melt" and "Paris 2004" mix simple girl-group-style melodies, Jesus and Mary Chain-style washes of noise and Belle and Sebastian folk pop. On "Young Folks," Moren and former Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman trade coy come-ons over a shuffling, pitter-patter beat and the most infectious whistling solo since "Patience." Writer's Block is one of those albums where the songs seem familiar in a good way, and the band's wide-eyed optimism helps it get away with lines like "The question is, was I more alive then than I am now/I happily have to disagree/I laugh more often now, I cry more often now/I am more me." Thank you, McDreamy.

From Pitchfork Media

So, the title's just a pun. Peter Morén, Bjorn Yttling, and John Erikkson all wrote songs for their third album, Writer's Block, but where last year's heartbroken Falling Out drew inspiration mainly from 1960s pop, the Stockholm-based trio's latest LP finds them aspiring to new levels of sonic diversity, exploring everything from lo-fi 80s electronics and shoegaze guitars to slacker beats and icy dreamscapes. It's a lot of new ground for a band to have covered in a year's time; fortunately, PB&J (uh, yeah, we know) managed to harness their melodic expertise and cultivate their textural craftsmanship at precisely the same time. The result is their most focused and fully realized effort yet-- an album that adds an imperial hugeness to the teen noir and garage-y psychedelia of their past efforts-- and one of the better pop records we've heard this year.

Tracklisting
CD1
01. Peter Bjorn And John - Writer's Block
02. Peter Bjorn And John - Objects Of My Affection
03. Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks
04. Peter Bjorn And John - Amsterdam
05. Peter Bjorn And John - Start To Melt
06. Peter Bjorn And John - Up Against The Wall
07. Peter Bjorn And John - Paris 2004
08. Peter Bjorn And John - Let's Call It Off
09. Peter Bjorn And John - The Chills
10. Peter Bjorn And John - Roll The Credits
11. Peter Bjorn And John - Poor Cow

CD2
01. Peter Bjorn & Peter - Sitar Folks
02. Peter Bjorn & Peter - Let's Call It Off (Girl Talk mix)
03. Peter Bjorn & Peter - Self-Pity
04. Peter Bjorn & Peter - Let's Call It Off (Jeans Team mix)
05. Peter Bjorn & Peter - Young Folks (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation)
06. Peter Bjorn & Peter - Let's Call It Off (Single Mix)

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