Peter Bjorn and John by Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John

Released: 2002

Peter Bjorn and John is the first album by Swedish indie-pop band Peter Bjorn and John. Its style takes influences from baroque-pop, post-punk and soul ('From Now On'), and it is colloquially referred to by the band as 'The Red Album'. Self-titled, it is the only album by the band not to follow their tradition of naming albums with two words, the first with two syllables and the last with one. However, it does adhere to their rule of always having three of something, if not the band members themselves, on the front cover. The Wichita Recordings re-release included five bonus tracks from the album's four singles; 'Firing Blanks' & 'Don't Be Skew' from the 'I Don't Know What I Want Us To Do' single, 'Le Crique' from the 'People They Know' single, and 'The Fan' and 'Saturday Night At The Parties' from the '100 M Of Hurdles' EP. Session musicians appear on some tracks, as the band originally intended to be a quartet. The album and its singles feature artwork designed by Eric Segol.

Track List

1I Don't Know What I Want Us to Do3:26
2Failing and Passing3:58
3People They Know3:33
4A Mutual Misunderstanding2:49
5From Now On5:46
6Matchmaker2:30
7Collect, Select, Reflect3:32
8100 m of Hurdles2:58
9Education Circle3:14
10Please, Go Home2:29
11Firing Blanks3:13
12Don't Be Skew2:21
13Le Crique6:52
14The Fan5:21
15Saturday Night at the Parties2:24

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