Peter Bjorn & John in Seattle last night: I think I prefer the tighter 'nothing-but-the-hits' setlist I saw at Way Out West, but this show was also quite good. I can definitely appreciate it from the band's perspective as they've taken many of their songs and revised the arrangements to allow for more spontaneity. I'm fine with bands who are competent at reproducing their albums live, but it's always better to hear something different y'know? By far, the evening's highlight was the extended, Kraut-ed out version of "The chills". Totally unexpected and excellent - definitely not a song that would've made my short list of top PB&J tracks in the past, but I might just have to revise my opinion now.
On a side note, I'm not sure if Peter was pulling my leg or not, but he mentioned that the band's next release will be an all-instrumental album and it's just about finished. More details when I get them. UPDATE: This has now been confirmed as fact and said record will be out Q108.