Seems like there's always gotta be one artist or group that every blogger in the world is hailing as the up-and-coming next thing--that leaves me completely cold. Last year it was Joanna Newsom, whose jumpy, feathery concoctions make me want to, well, turn them off; right now, it's Peter Bjorn and John. They're not bad; but they don't give me any reason to listen to them. Like most bands that come with strong recommendations from good sources, I'll keep listening until I get to the same point I did with Cassandra Wilson, Joanna Newsom, and all the others who didn't convert me: when I realize that I know the music fairly well, and still don't particularly want to hear it. I even think I have a fair sample--their KEXP performance at SxSW. I've heard them called power-pop, or the Swedish Spoon; but although Stars and Magic Numbers are major contributors to Earworms both written-up and otherwise, and Spoon has been a favorite for years, nothing about PB&J is interesting to me. Except maybe the abbreviation--d'you suppose they did that on purpose?
| Peter Bjorn & John for KEXP in Austin, TX | |
 Paris 2004 |  |
| Amsterdam | |
| Young Folks | |
| Let's Call It Off | |
| Object Of My Affection | |
tags: [Music], [mp3], [SxSW], [KEXP], [Peter Bjorn and John]
1 comment:
this is totally out of the blue but i just realised that peter bjorn & john´s initials would be pb&j. that´s one reason to like them :)
ah, now i´m craving!
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