Heavy Rotation – Peter Bjorn and John

All the right notes and at the perfect time. Peter Bjorn and John‘s “Writer’s Block” is a great album.

I first heard this Swedish trio on the follow-up to the now-classic (to me, because it introduced me to a ton of good music) Las Paletas mix from Janet at Out The Other. The power pop of “It Beats Me Every Time” (from “Falling Out“) only hinted at the major-league hooks and clever song structure every single song on “Writer’s Block”.

I’ve been listening to this one steadily for the last couple of weeks and I just can’t get tired of it. Boasting 2 Song Of The Year candidates and 9 other songs that would be standouts on just about any pop record this album restores my faith in new music. Thank you Sweden.

And for the record, I hope this album is **huge**. I refuse to fall into the trap of the music snob who wants to keep all of the best music for himself. People need to hear this.

“The Chills is the *other* world-class single off of this album (“Young Folks being the first, obvs.). I should warn you before you download that song. The bass/drum hook is deadly in there and once it has you you’re done for. Enjoy.

Here’s the video for “Young Folks”:

And for overkill’s sake, here’s the video for “Objects Of My Affection”: