Peter Bjorn and John were featured as NPR's song of the day yesterday: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6085065

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
02. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
03. The Postal Service - Give Up
04. The Knife - Silent Shout
05. Hot Chip - The Warning
06. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
07. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
08. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye
09. David & the Citizens - Stop the tape! Stop the tape!
10. The Knife - Deep Cuts

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Yo La Tengo – Beanbag Chair
02. David & the Citizens – 48h
03. Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
04. Yo La Tengo – I feel like going home
05. I'm From Barcelona – We're From Barcelona
06. The Knife – Silent shout
07. TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me
08. Junior Boys – Double Shadow
09. Yo La Tengo – Black flowers
10. Marit Bergman – No Party

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Taken By Trees, the solo project of ex-Concretes vocalist Victoria Bergsman, has posted her new demo on her website: http://www.takenbytrees.com
It was recorded with producer Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John.

International music blog Fat Planet has posted his interview with Peter of Peter Bjorn and John: http://www.fatplanet.com.au/blog/2006/09/06/podcast-peter-bjorn-john/

Finally, details on those upcoming Loney, Dear dates:

09/23 - Liars Club @ Stealth, Nottingham w/Peter Bjorn and John
09/24 - Bar Academy, Liverpool w/Peter Bjorn and John
09/25 - Dingwalls, London w/Peter Bjorn and John
09/26 - Louisiana, Bristol w/Peter Bjorn and John
09/27 - Sumo, Brighton w/Peter Bjorn and John
09/28 - First Floor Club, Derby w/Peter Bjorn and John
09/29 - Fibbers, York w/Peter Bjorn and John
09/30 - ABC 2, Glasgow w/Peter Bjorn and John
10/02 - 6 Music w/Gideon Coe
10/02 - XFM w/John Kennedy
10/02 - Vice Bar @ Old Blue Last, London
10/03 - Club Fandango @ Dublin Castle, London
10/28 - tba, Helsinki (FIN)
11/02 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC (Sub Pop Showcase)
11/03 - tba, NYC

Absolut Noise talks to Peter of Peter Bjorn and John: http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2006/09/interview-peter-bjorn-john.html

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. The Radio Dept. - Pet Grief
02. The Knife - Silent Shout
03. The Knife - Deep Cuts
04. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
05. Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
06. The Postal Service - Give Up
07. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
08. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
09. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
10. Hot Chip - The Warning

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Rapture – Pieces Of The People We Love
02. Irene – Little Things (That Tear Us Apart)
03. Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
04. Marit Bergman – No Party
05. The Plan – Walk for gold
06. Laakso – High Drama
07. Mando Diao – Killer Kaczynski
08. The Knife – Silent shout
09. The Radio Dept. – It's Personal
10. Isis – Dulcinea

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Peter Bjorn and John have added a few different songs from their most recent album "Writer's block" to their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
Buy "Writer's block" here: [click here]

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. The Knife
02. Radiohead
03. Death Cab for Cutie
04. Tiger Lou
05. Camera Obscura
06. The Beatles
07. Johnny Cash
08. Sufjan Stevens
09. Belle and Sebastian
10. Peter Bjorn and John

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Marit Bergman – No Party
02. Kazakstan – Julien
03. Tiger Lou – Until I'm There
04. Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken
05. I'm From Barcelona – Collection of Stamps
06. I'm From Barcelona – Treehouse
07. I'm From Barcelona – We're From Barcelona
08. The Knife – The captain
09. The Postal Service – Such Great Heights
10. The Knife – Silent shout

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Fluxblog on Peter Bjorn and John's "Young folks": http://www.fluxblog.org/2006/08/see-this-night-through.html
Note the where-to-buy link. Also for folks in London, PB&J will be on the Channel 4 program "Transmission" this Friday along with The Streets, Babyshambles and New Young Pony Club. Check local listings for airtime.

Indie-hype sensations Peter Bjorn and John and recent Sub Pop-signee Loney, Dear on tour in the UK:

09/23 - Nottingham
09/24 - Liverpool
09/25 - London
09/26 - Bristol
09/27 - Brighton
09/28 - Derby
09/29 - York
09/30 - Glasgow

Details to come.

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. Death Cab for Cutie
03. The Knife
04. Hello Saferide
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Belle and Sebastian
07. Camera Obscura
08. Peter Bjorn and John
09. The Postal Service
10. The Arcade Fire

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Postal Service – Such Great Heights
02. Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
03. Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken
04. The Radio Dept. – It's Personal
05. Hello Saferide – If I Don't Write This Song, Someone I Love Will Die
06. Hello Saferide – I Don't Sleep Well
07. Tiger Lou – Like My Very Own Blood
08. Hello Saferide – The Quiz
09. José González – Heartbeats
10. The Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

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Gorilla vs. Bear is hooked up with the "Beyond the wizard's sleeve" remix of Peter Bjorn and John's "Young folks": http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2006/08/young-folks-remix.html

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Radiohead
02. Kent
03. Sufjan Stevens
04. The Knife
05. Peter Bjorn and John
06. Franz Ferdinand
07. The Pipettes
08. The Smiths
09. Death Cab for Cutie
10. Mew

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
02. Peter Bjorn and John – Let's call it off
03. Thom Yorke – And it rained all night
04. Tiger Lou – Nixon
05. Lily Allen – Smile
06. Peter Bjorn and John – Paris 2004
07. The Postal Service – Such Great Heights
08. Thom Yorke – The eraser
09. Thom Yorke – Analyse
10. Thom Yorke – The clock

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Tim Sendra highlights Swedish acts I'm From Barcelona, Hell On Wheels and Peter Bjorn and John in the latest AMG Editor's Picks column: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=61::68DP