2009's first mega hit?
Posted by Patrik Edvardsson | Posted in Amsterdam , Breaking It Up , Brussels , Lykke Li , M.I.A. , Melkweg , Paradiso , Peter Bjorn And John , Skellefteå AIK , Teddybears Stockholm , The Hives , Writers Block | Posted on 5:16 PM
Maybe you thought that Peter Bjorn And John were a one hit whistling wonder. Well, I forgive you for thinking so, but you were always wrong. The Swedish three pieced orchestra is getting ready to hit back after their monumental album Writers Block, and they're doing it sounding like Lykke Li's Breaking It Up (Bjorn produced her debut album Youth Novels, so you should not be that surprised) mashed up with Teddybears Stockholm. The two first tastes from their forthcoming album shows that they've clearly lost their mind, in the same good way as M.I.A.s clothing always did. The videos for Nothing To Worry About (above, containing Japanese Rockabilly gangsters in black doing choreographed dancing) and Lay It Down (containing ironic dancing with face masks in basement party) shows that the band still have a killer sense for what is contemporary (funny videos on youtube) and still know how to put together a pop song, with Nothing To Worry About being especially impressive with it's big beat and fuck you attitude, not so common in Sweden (excluding big mouthed The Hives).
On the 26th of March they grace Amsterdam and Melkweg with a visit, I've got tickets, you should come too. Last time I saw them here, fall of 2006 in Paradiso's small hall the base player seemed stoned and talked about Skellefteå AIK, a Swedish hockey team, in Swedish.
Later in the week I will write about Brussels and yell at corporate leaders and their lack of communication understanding. It will be great.
Damn you Sweden, you've done it again..I can only take comfort in the new (and excellent) albums that WBA and Röyksopp just released, and so we're still able to compete..;)
Now you need to help me post youtube videos on my blog, my lack of technological abilities has failed me again..
Kath: Still haven't heard the WBA album, which I'm not sure you can claim to be Norwegian since only one member (ok, the most important one) is Norwegian. The youtube posting, copy the 'embed link' and post in the blogs html thing and it should work... hmm, if that doesn't make sense I can show you sometime. Even though your Norwegian.