Peter, Bjorn & John - Writers Block (CD)

Sweden's PETER, BJORN AND JOHN play uplifting pop songs, complete with a whistled refrain that'll stick in your head for days (believe me!) Their sound is as playful and flitty as it's well-crafted and intelligent. As befits an erstwhile librarian, a jazz drummer and an established record producer, the sound skips across folk, punk and skinny-assed funk with a Beta Band-ish randomness belying a tangible pop nous underneath.

Their live set sees them deliver urging and funky drums, maracas, crazy bongos, lo-fi bass, and a whistling melody that sounds like a mix of a wild - west b-movie and the schoolyard. Peculiar, catchy, Scando-Pop!

It's an irresistible slice of indiepop that somehow combines whistling, bongos and the lugubrious voice of the Concretes' Victoria Bergsman to produce something fit for both sunshine and gloom... The Guardian

Singer and front man of mercury nominated Hot Chip ALEXIS TAYLOR (HOT CHIP) plays a rare solo live set of his own songs as he combines subtle pop melodies with folk esque quirkiness...

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