Peter Bjorn and John: Living Thing Streamed

Peter Bjorn and John showcase new album via MySpace

After a huge departure from Writer's Block with 2008's instrumental Seaside Rock, PBJ return to the mic with Living Thing. If you'd like to listen to it for yourself, the band is streaming the entire album over at their MySpace page. While you won't hear any addictive songs like the heroin-strength "Young Folks", the album still seems to be pretty catchy after my first listen. It's definitely heavier on the electronic effects, but I think the change in sound shows that the band is still trailblazing new musical terrain. However, it does beg the question, why are people panning this record? I don't want to hear "Young Folks Pt. 2" - did people really expect to hear another Writer's Block?

Living Thing will be released March 31 (pre-order here).

Peter Bjorn and John tour dates

Mar 23 2009 8:00P	Estragon	Bologna
Mar 24 2009 8:00P	Nouveau Casino	Paris
Mar 25 2009 8:00P	Botannique	Brussels
Mar 26 2009 8:00P	Melkweg	Amsterdam
Mar 27 2009 8:00P	Luxor	Cologne
Mar 28 2009 8:00P	Kesselhaus	Berlin
Apr 19 2009 8:00P	Coachella Festival	Indio, California
Apr 21 2009 8:00P	Fine Line Music Cafe	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 22 2009 8:00P	Pabst Theatre	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 23 2009 8:00P	Metro	Chicago, Illinois
Apr 24 2009 8:00P	Southgate House	Newport, Kentucky
Apr 25 2009 8:00P	Pheonix Theatre	Toronto, Ontario
Apr 26 2009 8:00P	Capital Music Hall	Ottawa, Ontario
Apr 27 2009 8:00P	Le National	Montreal, Quebec
Apr 28 2009 8:00P	Paradise	Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 29 2009 8:00P	Webster Hall	New York, New York
Apr 30 2009 8:00P	Music Hall of Williamsburg	Brooklyn, New York
May 1 2009 8:00P	World Cafe	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 2 2009 8:00P	9:30 Club	Washington D.C., Virginia