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Biography
For|the sandwich|Peanut butter and jelly sandwichInfobox musical artist| name = Peter Bjorn and John| image = Peter bjorn and john at coachella.JPG| caption = Performing " Young Folks " at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with Bebban Stenborg of Shout Out Louds .| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Stockholm , Sweden | genre = Indie rock ,Allmusic|class=artist|id=p742270|pure_url=yes indie pop , neo-psychedelia | years_active = 1999& ndash;present| label = Wichita Recordings|Wichita , Parasol Records , Almost Gold Recordings | associated_acts =| website = http://www.peterbjornandjohn.com/ peterbjornandjohn.com| current_members = Peter Morιn Bjφrn Yttling John Eriksson| past_members = Peter Bjorn and John (unofficially abbreviated as PB& J ) are a Sweden|Swedish indie rock Musical ensemble|band , formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morιn ( lead vocals|vocals , guitar and harmonica ), Bjφrn Yttling ( bass guitar , Keyboard instrument|keyboards and backing vocals|vocals ) and John Eriksson ( drumkit|drums , percussion and backing vocals|vocals ).
They are best known for the 2006 single " Young Folks ", which featured Victoria Bergsman , formerly of The Concretes , and was a top 20 hit in the UK Singles Chart , as well as being featured in football video game FIFA 08 and the singing game Lips . It was also named NME s second-best track of 2006, beaten only by " Over and Over (Hot Chip song)|Over and Over " by Hot Chip ." http://www.nme.com/news/nme/25390 NME 2006 Poll". NME.com (2006). Retrieved 20 January 2007. In Australia it was voted number 16 in the annual Triple J Triple J Hottest 100, 2006|Hottest 100 for 2006 .
History
Formation: 1997-2000
Morιn and Yttling began playing music with each other while in high school. They shared an interest in bands such as The Stone Roses and Ride (band)|Ride . They are influenced by, but not interested in replicating, classic '60s baroque pop, power pop and new wave.cite web | url= http://music.yahoo.com/ar-24314365-bio--Peter-Bjorn-And-John | title=Peter, Bjorn and John: Biography | author=Sendra, Tim | publisher=Allmusic | accessdate=2008-04-29 Their first band disbanded after they moved to Stockholm , where they met Eriksson in 1999 to form Peter, Bjφrn and John. Their first gig was an unsuccessful one aboard a boat in Stockholm. Their expectations were not high from the start, as they "just wanted to make good music for their own amusement". http://www.pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp? ID=5379& Title=Peter+Bjorn+And+John+Q%26A PBS 106.7FM - Real Radio - Peter, Bjorn And John Q& A Lars Skoglund of the band Laakso (band)|Laakso has filled in for the band on drums and played bongos during some live shows.
First years: 2001-2005
After releasing the ForbiddenChords EP and a pair of singles (" Failing and Passing " and " I Don't Know What I Want Us to Do "), the band released its self-titled first album in 2002 on the tiny Beat That& #33; label. After more shows, more EPs (People They Know, 100m of Hurdles), and another single ("See Through"), the group jumped to the Planekonomi label in 2004 and released the Beats, Traps and Backgrounds EP. It was soon followed by the 2004 album Falling Out , which was picked up for American release by Hidden Adenda in late 2005. http://music.aol.com/artist/peter-bjorn-and-john/biography Music Aol
Mainstream success: 2006-present
The band's third album, '' Writer's Block (Peter Bjorn and John album)|Writer's Block (2006), followed a year later and became a minor international hit. The video to their song "Young Folks" was animated and directed by Ted Malmros from Shout Out Louds .cite web|url= http://www.peterbjornandjohn.com/|title=Peter Bjφrn and John official website|date=2007-02-08 Last accessed April 21, 2007.
After completing various tours in support of ''Writer's Block , the band focused on other projects before coming together to record and release a largely instrumental album, Seaside Rock , in the autumn of 2008. Living Thing '', the band's darker, more experimental fourth full-length album, was released several months later in early 2009. Peter, Bjorn and John played Lollapalooza 2009 in Chicago.cite web|url= http://www.roxwel.com/player/lolla09peterbjornandjohn.html/|title=Lollapalooza interview|date=August 2009|publisher= Roxwel |accessdate=25 August 2009 In 2011, Peter Bjorn and John returned to their melodic pop roots with the decidedly more accessible Gimme Some . The band also opened up for Depeche Mode during their Tour of the Universe (tour)|Tour of the Universe . http://music.aol.com/artist/peter-bjorn-and-john/biography Music Aol Gimme Some 's first single Second Chance is heard prominently in advertising for the American light beer Bud Light , and as the theme song for the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls .
Solo work
Peter, Bjorn and John also collaborated with Canadian-born Actor and Hip Hop star Drake (entertainer)|Drake on his 2009 mixtape, So Far Gone , on the song "Let's Call It Off." Many rappers like Wale , GZA and 88 Keys collaborated on Re-Living Thing , a remix of Living Thing , released on September 8, 2009, by Mick Boogie .
Morιn has recorded and released two solo albums. On April 8, 2008 he released a solo album in English, The Last Tycoon on the Wichita Recordings and Quarterstick Records labels. It received mixed reviews from the press. http://www.avclub.com/articles/peter-moren-the-last-tycoon,7167/Allmusic|class=album|id=r1340539|pure_url=yes http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48381-peter-morens-ithe-last-tycooni-tracklist-revealed Pitchfork: Peter Moren's The Last Tycoon Tracklist Revealed In 2010, he released a solo album in Swedish, I spεren av tεren .
Discography
Albums
Peter Bjorn and John (album)|Peter Bjorn and John (2002)
Falling Out (album)|Falling Out (2004)
'' Writer's Block (Peter Bjorn and John album)|Writer's Block (2006)
"Dig a Little Deeper"/ "What I Could Do If I Wanted"http:/ / www.recordstoreday.com/ SpecialRelease/ 4931
"May Seem Macabre"
Other contributions
Acoustic 07 (2007, V2 Records )
External links
http://www.peterbjornandjohn.com Official website
References
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