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Peter Bjorn And John

Real Name:Peter Morén, Björn Yttling, John Eriksson
Profile:Peter Morén from Dalarna in the North of Sweden and Björn Yttling from Västerbotten (even further to the North) had been playing music together for 8 years when in 1999 they met John Eriksson who came from Norrbotten (which would you believe it, is yet even further to the North!).

The following year they started a band and simply called it Peter, Bjorn & John, not due to lack of better names, but because it felt the right thing to do, as band names are often ridiculous, so why not just go for your own names? First they thought that they would recruit a bass player but after the well known saying, '...3 is a crowd ', decided they had more than enough, so keyboard player Björn began playing bass. Live the band have learned to use the smaller format to its advantage and in the studio, overdubs were the way to go.

Initially any fan/press attention they got had to do more with Björn's past production CV, as well as the other members guest appearances on other more well known bands records.
This began to change when in 2002 the home recorded self-titled debut album was released and songs like "Matchmaker" and "People They Know" became favourites with the indie-rock crowd.

2004 saw the follow-up with the more complete, mature and darker "Falling Out". The track "It Beats Me Everytime" became a hit on Swedish radio and the album was released Stateside the following year.
Their sound on here could be described differently to fellow Swedish bands The Concretes (who were more punk) or Shout Out Louds (who were more frantic), and certainly as catchy as the most tuneful of the UK post-post-post-punk merchants. "Falling Out" established Peter, Bjorn & John as a group to watch out for.

In 2006 they embarked on the second phase of their careers. The new album "Writer's Block" (recorded in Björn's studio in Hornstull, Stockholm) is the first to showcase all three members as songwriters with each taking on lead vocalist duties, and sees the band go into a new musical direction. The first single from the album, "Young Folks", features the vocal talents of Victoria Bergsman from The Concretes and has been hammered even before it's official release.



Contact :
peterbjornandjohn@gmail.com

URLs:http://www.peterbjornandjohn.com
http://www.musicbrigade.com/templates/ProductPage____2047.aspx?View=3&ArtistID=4236
http://www.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
Members:Björn Yttling, John Eriksson, Peter Morén
Name Variations: All | Peter Bjorn And John | Bjorn Peter & John | PB&J | PBJ | Peter Björn & John | Peter Bjorn & John | Peter, Bjorn & John | Peter, Bjorn And John
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Releases:
Forbidden Chords E.P. (7")   P B and J Records 2001
Failing And Passing (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   P B and J Records 2002
I Don't Know What I Want Us To Do (CD, Single)   Beat That! 2002
Peter Bjorn And John (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Beat That! ... 2002
(I Just Wanna) See Through / Say Something Else (7", EP)   Beat That! 2003
100 M Of Hurdles E.P. (CD, EP)   Beat That! 2003
People They Know (CD, Single)   Beat That! 2003
Beats Traps And Backgrounds (CD, EP)   Planekonomi, Planekonomi 2004
Falling Out (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Planekonomi ... 2004
Tailormade (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Planekonomi 2005
Let's Call It Off (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Wichita ... 2006
Writer's Block (Album, EP, Comp) ◄ (10 versions)   Wichita ... 2006
Young Folks (Single, Maxi) ◄ (12 versions)   Wichita ... 2006
Live From Roskilde 2007 (File, AAC, EP, Copy Prot.)   V2 Music Scandinavia AB 2007
Objects Of My Affection (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Wichita 2007
Seaside Rock (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Star Time International ... 2008
Lay It Down (7", Ltd)   Pure Groove 2009
Living Thing (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Wichita ... 2009
Nothing To Worry About (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Wichita 2009
Writers Block (Remixes) (LP, Album, Ltd)   P B and J Records, Drella 2009
Remixes:
Turn On Me (7", Single) Australia (Peter Bjorn... Transgressive Records, Transgressive Records 2007
Mix:
Donkey Punch (CD, Album, Comp + CD, Album) Young Folks Warp Records 2008
Appears On:
Global Underground Afterhours Ibiza (Part 1) (12") Young Folks Global Underground Ltd. 2007
Straight Lines / Young Folks (7", Single) Young Folks Boy Scout Recordings 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Access All Areas (Vol. 2) (CD, Promo) It Beats Me Every Time Not On Label 2004
Cooperative Music Sampler Volume 3 (CD, Comp, Promo + DVD-V, PAL, Promo) Young Folks, Young Folks Cooperative Music 2006
De Afrekening - Best Of 2006 (2xCD) Young Folks Universal Music (Belgium) 2006
Les Inrockuptibles Présentent : Best Of 2006, Les 50 Meilleures Chansons De L'Année (3xCD, Comp) Young Folks Les Inrockuptibles 2006
Now Summer 2007 (2xCD) Young Folks EMI Music (Australia) 2006
Specialten (DVD-V) Young Folks Specialten 2006
Untitled (CD) Young Folks Spex Magazine 2006
What We Did During The Week...2006 (CD) Let's Call It Off (JD ... Not On Label 2006
20 Years Of Rage (4xCD, Comp) Young Folks Warner Music (Australia) 2007
Balearic Biscuits 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Young Folks Music For Dreams 2007
Cooperative Music (CD, Comp) Let's Call It Off Soundvenue Magazine, Cooperative Music 2007
Cooperative Music Sampler Volume 5 (CD + DVD, PAL) Objects Of My Affection Cooperative Music 2007
Counter Culture 06 (CD, Comp, Smplr, Promo) Young Folks V2 Records, Inc. 2007
Global Underground Afterhours Ibiza (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Young Folks Global Underground Ltd. 2007
Global Underground Afterhours Ibiza (Part 1) (12") Young Folks Global Underground Ltd. 2007
Grey's Anatomy - Original Soundtrack 3 (CD) Young Folks Hollywood Records 2007
Grey's Anatomy - Original Soundtrack 3 (CD) Young Folks Hollywood Records 2007
Grey's Anatomy - Original Soundtrack 3 (CD) Young Folks Hollywood Records 2007
Ibiza Rocks 2007 (2xCD, Promo) Young Folks Ministry Of Sound 2007
Kontor - Top Of The Clubs Volume 37 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed + DVD) Young Folks Kontor Records 2007
Live At KEXP, Volume Three (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Young Folks KEXP 2007
Modular Presents - Leave Them All Behind 2 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) The Chills Modular Recordings 2007
Now That's What I Call Music! 68 (2xCD) Young Folks Virgin, EMI Records, Virgin, EMI Records 2007
Nu Folk (2xCD, Comp) Young Folks Wagram 2007
Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture 06 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Young Folks V2 Records, Inc. 2007
Sounds Like InWear Volume #1 (CD, Comp, Boo) Young Folks Music For Dreams 2007
The Annual 2008 (3xCD, Comp, Mix) Young Folks (Punks Jum... Ministry Of Sound 2007
The Disco Boys - Volume 8 ◄ (2 versions) Young Folks (Beyond Th... Kontor Records 2007
The Original Multiplayer Soundsystem© (CD, Mixed, Comp + 2xCD, Comp) Young Folks EMI Music (Belgium) 2007
The State Of Independence (CD, Album, Comp, Promo) Young Folks V2 Records, Inc., The Sunday Times 2007
There's Only One "T" In Wichita (CD, Comp, Album) Let's Call It Off (Gir... Wichita 2007
Todo Exitos 2007 (2xCD, Comp + DVD) Young Folks, Young Folks Vale Music, Universal Music (Spain) 2007
Trevor Simpson & Cato K Present: Ultra.2008 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Young Folks Ultra Records 2007
Triple J Hottest 100 - 14 ◄ (2 versions) Young Folks Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music) 2007
21 - Music From The Motion Picture (CDr, Comp, Promo) Young Folks Columbia 2008
Chilled 1991-2008 (3xCD, Comp, Mix) Young Folks (OrtzRoka ... Ministry Of Sound 2008
Donkey Punch (CD, Album, Comp + CD, Album) Young Folks Warp Records 2008
Kandi Lounge (2xCD, Comp) Young Folks Hed Kandi Records 2008
LateNightTales (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) The Chills Azuli Records ... 2008
Life Is Music (5xCD, Comp, Car) Young Folks EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
Superventas 2008 (2xCD) Young Folks Vale Music, Universal Music (Spain) 2008
The Annual 2008 Italy (2xCD, Comp, Sup) Young Folks (Punks Jum... Universal Music (Italy) 2008
Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animations Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Young Folks (Beyond Th... New State Recordings 2009
Clash Magazine - Sounds Of The Summer (14xFile, MP3) Lay It Down Not On Label 2009
Decent Work For Decent Pay (CD, Comp, Enh, Ltd, Car) Young Folks (Diplo You... Big Dada Recordings 2009
FM4 Soundselection: 20 (2xCD, Comp) Lay It Down Sony Music Entertainment (Austria) 2009
ME-CD Nr. 0409 (CD, Comp) Lay It Down Musikexpress 2009
ME-CD Nr. 0609 - Live (CD, Comp) Lay It Down (Live) Musikexpress 2009
Monster CD No. 26 (CD, Comp) Nothing To Worry About Rock & Folk 2009
New Music '09 v1.2 (CDr, Comp, Promo) Nothing To Worry About EMI Music Publishing Ltd 2009
Planet Festival (CD, Comp, Car) Nothing To Worry About Filter (2) 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Monster Mash-Ups (12", W/Lbl) Untitled Not On Label 2008
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