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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 24, 2009 12:00:14 GMT -5
I will check them out at Coachella then. I have heard good things about this album.
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Post by busyboy on Mar 24, 2009 17:35:19 GMT -5
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Mar 28, 2009 1:15:54 GMT -5
Billboard review
Living Thing PETER BJORN & JOHN Release Date: no month , Marc Producer(s): Peter Bjorn & John, Lars Mårtén Genre: ROCK Label/Catalog Number: Almost Gold Recordings/ StarTime International April 04, 2009 ET
Like many of the group's preceding albums, Peter Bjorn & John's "Living Thing" is dominated by open spaces. From the hipster head-bobber "Nothing to Worry About" to the melancholy closer "Last Night," the trio takes a minimalist approach to creating beats and accompaniments, making its simple voices more affecting and the subtle production all the more charming. "Lay It Down" is upbeat and cheery; like Sharks and Jets dancing at each other, it's an odd way to start a scuffle with someone. The title track creeps up as a highlight with bouncing, African bass that recalls Paul Simon's "I Know What I Know." "Stay This Way" and "Blue Period Picasso" would've made the slow dances at late-'80s prom nights more fun. As the group sings on wacky opener "The Feeling," "I feel it." —Katie Hasty
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 31, 2009 20:19:30 GMT -5
Damn this album is different from Writer's Block but so far, so good...
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Post by Active Aggressive on Apr 1, 2009 12:24:38 GMT -5
I really like this album. I will probably like it better than their debut eventually but right now, it's really solid. I like how they used world music here and there.
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Post by busyboy on Apr 10, 2009 11:58:33 GMT -5
On the Billboard 200: 92 PETER*BJORN AN LIVING THING 7,216 104 999 7,320 Still loving the album. It doesn't have a "Young Folks", but they keep it interesting enough for repeated listening. Also, they're touring North America this spring. They'll be supporting Depeche Mode later on, in the summer. Dates at the link: pitchfork.com/news/34790-peter-bjorn-and-john-to-open-for-depeche-mode/
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Post by derek on Aug 4, 2009 23:33:21 GMT -5
I <3 these guys.. See my infamous "music perception" thread in the lounge ;)
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Post by TGAC on Jan 6, 2011 19:31:57 GMT -5
01. Tomorrow Has To Wait 02. Dig A Little Deeper 03. Second Chance 04. Eyes 05. Breaker, Breaker 06. May Seem Macabre 07. Cool Off 08. Black Book 09. Down Like Me 10. Lies 11. IKYDLM Their new album Gimme Some is due out on March 29th. It has however leaked just a few hours ago.
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