this swedish indie trio is one of the most innovative bands and music today hi
most innovative bands and music today hi
most innovative bands and music today hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with peter bjorn and john
now many people have said that your new
now many people have said that your new album living thing is quite different
album living thing is quite different
album living thing is quite different from your previous album would you agree
from your previous album would you agree
from your previous album would you agree with this and how would you say so I
with this and how would you say so I
with this and how would you say so I think it’s kind of similar to it it’s a
think it’s kind of similar to it it’s a
think it’s kind of similar to it it’s a constant progression now there were some
constant progression now there were some
constant progression now there were some things we started to work on already on
things we started to work on already on
things we started to work on already on earlier albums they can this kind of
earlier albums they can this kind of
earlier albums they can this kind of arrangements and this kind of way of
arrangements and this kind of way of
arrangements and this kind of way of playing our songs so to me it’s not
playing our songs so to me it’s not
playing our songs so to me it’s not really a new thing I think it’s similar
really a new thing I think it’s similar
really a new thing I think it’s similar how would you say that your music has
how would you say that your music has
how would you say that your music has evolved from album to album from start
evolved from album to album from start
evolved from album to album from start we didn’t really know where we would go
we didn’t really know where we would go
we didn’t really know where we would go with the stuff and what was ours and
with the stuff and what was ours and
with the stuff and what was ours and what was someone else’s you know but now
what was someone else’s you know but now
what was someone else’s you know but now we have a I think we have a really
we have a I think we have a really
we have a I think we have a really unique sound and we can see people
unique sound and we can see people
unique sound and we can see people ripping off some of that and that’s fun
ripping off some of that and that’s fun
ripping off some of that and that’s fun you know I think we come a long way to
you know I think we come a long way to
you know I think we come a long way to be only in the fifth album it’s a new
be only in the fifth album it’s a new
be only in the fifth album it’s a new kind of sound no one does this shit
now what were you guys going for on the
now what were you guys going for on the new record in each song there should be
new record in each song there should be
new record in each song there should be things that really draws him that like
things that really draws him that like
things that really draws him that like makes your ears focus it’s like focused
makes your ears focus it’s like focused
makes your ears focus it’s like focused funny now you guys you mix a lot of
funny now you guys you mix a lot of
funny now you guys you mix a lot of different styles of music like calypso
different styles of music like calypso
different styles of music like calypso and you covered yellow how would you
and you covered yellow how would you
and you covered yellow how would you describe the music that comes out of
describe the music that comes out of
describe the music that comes out of that it’s not very interesting it’sit’s
that it’s not very interesting it’sit’s
that it’s not very interesting it’sit’s pop music that’s enough because that’s a
pop music that’s enough because that’s a
pop music that’s enough because that’s a very broad term so it can cover a lot of
very broad term so it can cover a lot of
very broad term so it can cover a lot of different Chong rates and fields so
different Chong rates and fields so
different Chong rates and fields so that’s what we do classic pop songs I
think we’ve tried to treat every song as
think we’ve tried to treat every song as a little nugget you know when you find
a little nugget you know when you find
a little nugget you know when you find this great songs is here every song has
this great songs is here every song has
this great songs is here every song has a little like twist and an identity so
a little like twist and an identity so
a little like twist and an identity so we try to make every song to have like a
we try to make every song to have like a
we try to make every song to have like a super nice identity it’s like I read
super nice identity it’s like I read
super nice identity it’s like I read about the Paul Smith you know the
about the Paul Smith you know the
about the Paul Smith you know the British designer classic with a twist
British designer classic with a twist
British designer classic with a twist this is training I’ve seen you use a
this is training I’ve seen you use a
this is training I’ve seen you use a cardboard box as a drum have you ever
cardboard box as a drum have you ever
cardboard box as a drum have you ever used any other things as instruments we
used any other things as instruments we
used any other things as instruments we hate going to music stores because at
hate going to music stores because at
hate going to music stores because at least inspiring miliaria we’re all go to
least inspiring miliaria we’re all go to
least inspiring miliaria we’re all go to the dumpster or to your grandfather’s
the dumpster or to your grandfather’s
the dumpster or to your grandfather’s basement and then you can create
basement and then you can create
basement and then you can create something out of that
how would you say that your albums
how would you say that your albums translate to the live show if you have
translate to the live show if you have
translate to the live show if you have heard a record that you recognize the
heard a record that you recognize the
heard a record that you recognize the songs but it’s a new feeling I think
songs but it’s a new feeling I think
songs but it’s a new feeling I think when you go to the shows and in some way
when you go to the shows and in some way
when you go to the shows and in some way I think it’s better actually it’s more
I think it’s better actually it’s more
I think it’s better actually it’s more energetic it’s more about spur of the
energetic it’s more about spur of the
energetic it’s more about spur of the moment and you know kicking off of the
moment and you know kicking off of the
moment and you know kicking off of the audience and of each other so you don’t
audience and of each other so you don’t
audience and of each other so you don’t really know what’s going to happen and
really know what’s going to happen and
really know what’s going to happen and that’s a nice feeling thank you very
that’s a nice feeling thank you very
that’s a nice feeling thank you very much thank you
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