Peter Bjorn and John make really good pop music. By "pop" I mean really solid 3-4 minute songs with a catchy chorus. Not mind melting-dupstep laced top 40 songs. The true genius of Peter Bjorn and John is the variability. They throw so many different elements into one hat and mix it all around. There's hints of shoegaze guitar on "Objects of My Affection", harpsichords on "Sunday Morning", and a whistling line on "Young Folks." Odds are you've already heard the ridicously catchy earwhorm whistling hook I'm referring to on "Young Folks" and the rest of the album is just the same as far as catchiness. Peter Bjorn and John know how to write catchy songs. They also know how to write songs about love, and that is what keeps me coming to them. The harspichord is perfect on "Sunday Morning" which tells the tale of what lovers do the night after. The shoegaze guitar proclaims proudly the singer's resolution on "Objects of My Affection" of: "I'm gonna give you a chance". Each song functions as a short story about love and its problems and all of them add up to make a very satisfying listen.
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