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August 15, 2008

New Peter Bjorn & John - "Inland Empire"

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Since taking prime time television with that ubiquitously whistled Asian Riff, PB&J have found plenty of ways to stay busy, teaming up with cool-questing Kanye in Sweden, Peter offering a turn as downcast troubadour, and so many et ceteras. Still, it's been awhile since Writer's Block. And it'll be awhile more before we get a proper pop follow-up from the Swedes. There is a stop gap though, via the forthcoming (mostly) instrumental album they've titled Seaside Rock. From the sound of the first single, "Inland Empire" (see also) -- and befitting the "see also" -- it's gonna be dark, saxy, and sexy.

Peter Bjorn & John - "Inland Empire" (MP3)

That comes via P4K, who also have a PB&J-penned press release which explains the new album's duskier sounds in flip fashion. Seaside Rock is out in the US on 9/23 via Almost Gold / Star Time International.

[Bass drum photo from ACL '07]

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I'm not normally a huge fan of instrumental music, but this is pretty great and Writer's Block was brilliant, so I'm pretty excited for the new album .

Posted by: Wulfo profile link at 08/16/08 7:11 AM  | Reply
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the beat sort of reminds me of portishead

Posted by: j at 08/16/08 12:01 PM  | Reply
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glad to hear something new from them... I loved Writer's Block, can't wait to hear more

Posted by: daniel at 08/16/08 12:35 PM  | Reply
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@j

i hear ya on the portishead references, but don't think thats a bad thing in this case.

Posted by: reido at 08/16/08 11:24 PM  | Reply
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I'm 1000% positive this was on the last Lethal Weapon or Beverly Hills Cop movie soundtrack.

Posted by: MF McNutt at 08/17/08 11:23 AM  | Reply
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which is why you're such a d bag, because you have those movies memorized.

Posted by: reido  in reply to MF McNutt's comment at 08/17/08 2:53 PM  | Reply
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Yeah redo, that saxophone solo is SUPER SWEET!
Having seen PBJ once before Writers Block US release and Peter Moren solo I think they should concentrate on learning how to play their instruments and current catalog before adding saxophones and appropriating other musical styles.

Posted by: MF McNutt at 08/18/08 10:11 AM  | Reply
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Yeah, that saxophone solo is SUPER SWEET!
Having seen PBJ before Writers Block US release and Peter Moren solo I think they should concentrate on learning how to play their instruments and current catalog before adding saxophones and appropriating other musical styles.

Posted by: MF McNutt at 08/18/08 10:12 AM  | Reply
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