NME has a stream of the new Peter Bjorn and John video "Breaker breaker": http://www.nme.com/nme-video/peter-bjorn--john---breaker-breaker-nme-exclusive/753240462001
The band's new album "Gimme some" comes out March 28 and it is superb! Easily the best, most cohesive thing they've done since "Falling out".
New live dates for Peter Bjorn and John:
02/16 - Comet Club, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - White Heat @ Lexington (sold out), London (UK)
02/28 - Bitterzoet Amsterdam (NL)
03/02 - International Paris (FRA)
02/30 - Dingwalls, London (UK)
04/31 - The Ruby Lounge Manchester (UK)
04/01 - Stereo, Glasgow (UK)
04/06 - Molotow Hamburg (GER)
04/08 - Botanique - Orangerie, Brussels (BEL)
04/09 - Point FMR, Paris (FRA)
Spin interviews Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John about a few of their songs off the forthcoming album "Gimme some": http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-peter-bjorn-and-john-talk-new-album
Check out a new Lykke Li tune over at Klubb Ace's website: http://klubbace.se/2011/01/lykke-li-i-follow-rivers/
Looks like they've got a new one from Peter Bjorn and John as well: http://klubbace.se/2011/01/peter-bjorn-john-dig-a-little-deeper/
The new Hell On Wheels album "One ros" will finally be out later this month on following a 3-year gap since the release of previous album "The odd church". The band will celebrate with a release show at Debaser in Stockholm on January 22 and if the PR is on point, we can also expect a split 7" tribute to NZ indie legends The Chills featuring Peter Bjorn and John to be released soon as well.
The forthcoming Peter Bjorn and John album, confirmed for release on March 29, now has a name: "Gimme some".
has confirmed that the new Peter Bjorn and John album will be released on March 29.
"Sounds of Stockholm", a documentary from French director Valerie Toumayan on the artists of the Swedish capitol city featuring music from Peter Bjorn and John, Those Dancing Days, Panter, Little Marbles, Tobias Fröberg, Jennie Abrahamson and more. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/17425162
More here, including direct links to all the songs: http://www.ilovesweden.net/
Paper will be releasing their sophomore, Björn Yttling (Peter Bjorn and John) produced album "Mischmasch" in early 2011 with the first single "Coming from you" preceding it in December.
Spin talks to Peter Bjorn and John who report that their upcoming album, their 6th overall, will be "a pure pop rock album": http://www.spin.com/articles/peter-bjorn-johns-new-pure-pop-rock-album
The band is also working with an outside producer for the very first time: Per Sunding (ex-Eggstone).
This has been a loooong time coming: famed engineer/producer Linus Larsson (Peter Bjorn and John, Tobias Fröberg, Theresa Andersson etc.) and artist John Roger Olsson (The Grand Opening, Hearts No Static) recorded the album "Leve hogrän" together back in the fall of 2007 and it will now finally be released as a digital download via on October 11. I posted a track back when I first heard it and can definitely say that it is highly recommended. Read more: http://www.headspinrecordings.com/releasedetails.php?ID=39
Apparently I had the titles mixed up -- Lisa Miskovsky's new album "Violet sky" will be released on November 26 with the first single "Lover" coming out on September 27. I did have the production credits right though, it was indeed recorded with Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John.
Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John) and Jens Lekman will be doing poolside performances at the Mondrian Hotel in LA this fall: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mondrian-Sessions/153718254657992?v=info&ref=ts
Both shows are free, but require RSVP in advance -- see the Facebook link for details.
Lisa Miskovsky's new album "Lover", produced by Björn Yttling (Peter Bjorn and John), will be out in late November.
Peter Morén says that the basic tracks for the next Peter Bjorn and John album have been recorded, with two more weeks of tracking to go before mixing.