Pitchfork

Having conquered the world one whistle at a time, Peter Bjorn and John are doing away with words altogether. According to Billboard magazine's "Inside Track" column, the next offering from the Swedish trio is "an instrumental album" titled Seaside Rock, and it's due this fall.

Peter Morén told Billboard, "Some songs are African/Brazilian music, then there are a couple of kraut/punk, and some are lounge songs."

Almost Gold, the label that put out PB&J's breakthrough Writer's Block album in the U.S., confirms that the band's next album is indeed instrumental, though the title Seaside Rock hasn't been set in stone yet. It also hasn't been decided whether Almost Gold will release the album, or if it will come out on another label. (Morén's solo debut, The Last Tycoon, was released on Quarterstick.)

"Inside Track" also mentions that Peter Bjorn and John are already working on yet another album, which will serve as "the follow-up" to Writer's Block. It will probably include lyrics.

Peter Morén dates:

04-22 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs *
04-23 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Musee Juste Pour Rire *
04-24 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo *
04-25 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center *
04-26 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern *
04-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret *
04-29 Seattle, WA - The Triple Door *!
04-30 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *!
05-01 San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall *
05-02 Los Angeles, CA - The Hotel Café *
05-03 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *

* with Tobias Froberg
! with Dawn Landes